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centipoise

[sen-tuh-poiz]

noun

  1. a centimeter-gram-second unit of viscosity, equal to 1/100 (0.01) poise. cP, cp



centipoise

/ ˈɛԳɪˌɔɪ /

noun

  1. one hundredth of a poise. 1 centipoise is equal to 0.001 newton second per square metre

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

centipoise

  1. A centimeter-gram-second unit of dynamic viscosity equal to 0.01 poise.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of centipoise1

First recorded in 1915–20; centi- + poise 2

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