centner

Definition of Centner in English :

a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms

2. centner

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

a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Centner

noun

1. Also called (esp US): short hundredweight

a unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds (45.3 kilograms)

2.

(in some European countries) a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms (110.23 pounds)

3.

a unit of weight equivalent to 100 kilograms

noun

in some European countries, a commercial weight approximately equal to the British hundredweight

n.

1.

a. A unit of weight in Germany and Scandinavia corresponding to the hundredweight and equal to 50 kilograms (110.23 pounds).

b. A unit of weight in parts of the former Soviet Union equal to 100 kilograms (220.46 pounds).

2. An assaying unit equal to one dram.