centiday

English

WOTD – 8 January 2011

Etymology

From centi- +‎ day.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛntɪdeɪ/

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Noun

centiday (plural centidays)

1. One hundredth of one day; that is, 14 minutes and 24 seconds.
   • 2008, unknown editor, Talking television.au: There's an April fool born every centiday, blog posting on 31st March 2008‎:

     ABC's This Day Tonight in Adelaide proudly broke the news on 1 April 1975 that metric time was being introduced to Australia. The new metric time system would see seconds become millidays, minutes become centidays, and hours become decidays.

Usage notes

• Not a standard unit; was suggested in past prior to the adoption of the second(s) for metric and later SI use.

Related terms

• deciday