vided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point //10° centigrade —abbreviation C
— compare celsius
absent-minded
EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryEnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryFirst Known Use
1799, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
French, from Latin centi- hundred + French gradecentipede
Definition
- : any of a class (Chilopoda) of long flattened many-segmented predaceous arthropods with each segment bearing one pair of legs of which the foremost pair is modified into poison fangs
Illustration
centipedeFirst Known Use
1601, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
Latin centipeda, from centi- + ped-, pes foot — more at footFirst Known Use
1799, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
French, from Latin centi- hundred + French gradecentipede
Definition
- : any of a class (Chilopoda) of long flattened many-segmented predaceous arthropods with each segment bearing one pair of legs of which the foremost pair is modified into poison fangs
Illustration
centipedeFirst Known Use
1601, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
Latin centipeda, from centi- + ped-, pes foot — more at footFirst Known Use
1799, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
French, from Latin centi- hundred + French gradecentipede
Definition
- : any of a class (Chilopoda) of long flattened many-segmented predaceous arthropods with each segment bearing one pair of legs of which the foremost pair is modified into poison fangs
Illustration
centipedeFirst Known Use
1601, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
Latin centipeda, from centi- + ped-, pes foot — more at footFirst Known Use
1799, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
French, from Latin centi- hundred + French gradecentipede
Definition
- : any of a class (Chilopoda) of long flattened many-segmented predaceous arthropods with each segment bearing one pair of legs of which the foremost pair is modified into poison fangs
Illustration
centipedeFirst Known Use
1601, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
Latin centipeda, from centi- + ped-, pes foot — more at footFirst Known Use
1799, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
French, from Latin centi- hundred + French gradecentipede
Definition
- : any of a class (Chilopoda) of long flattened many-segmented predaceous arthropods with each segment bearing one pair of legs of which the foremost pair is modified into poison fangs
Illustration
centipedeFirst Known Use
1601, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
Latin centipeda, from centi- + ped-, pes foot — more at footFirst Known Use
1799, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
French, from Latin centi- hundred + French gradecentipede
Definition
- : any of a class (Chilopoda) of long flattened many-segmented predaceous arthropods with each segment bearing one pair of legs of which the foremost pair is modified into poison fangs
Illustration
centipedeFirst Known Use
1601, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
Latin centipeda, from centi- + ped-, pes foot — more at footFirst Known Use
1799, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
French, from Latin centi- hundred + French gradecentipede
Definition
- : any of a class (Chilopoda) of long flattened many-segmented predaceous arthropods with each segment bearing one pair of legs of which the foremost pair is modified into poison fangs
Illustration
centipedeFirst Known Use
1601, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
Latin centipeda, from centi- + ped-, pes foot — more at footFirst Known Use
1799, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
French, from Latin centi- hundred + French gradecentipede
Definition
- : any of a class (Chilopoda) of long flattened many-segmented predaceous arthropods with each segment bearing one pair of legs of which the foremost pair is modified into poison fangs
Illustration
centipedeFirst Known Use
1601, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
Latin centipeda, from centi- + ped-, pes foot — more at foot