noun
- plural of centigram: units of mass equal to one hundredth of a gram
Usage: metric system
Examples
- The medication dosage was measured in centigrams.
- She weighed the powder sample and found it was 50 centigrams.
- The recipe called for 25 centigrams of vanilla extract.
- Laboratory scales can measure substances down to individual centigrams.
- The jeweler used centigrams to weigh the small diamonds.
- Converting grams to centigrams requires multiplying by 100.