METRIC HUNDREDWEIGHT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms

Synonyms:

centner; doppelzentner; hundredweight; metric hundredweight

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("metric hundredweight" is a kind of...):

metric weight unit; weight unit (a decimal unit of weight based on the gram)

Meronyms (parts of "metric hundredweight"):

centner (in some European countries: a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms)

Holonyms ("metric hundredweight" is a part of...):

quintal (a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms)