[F. centigramme: see CENTI- and GRAMME.] In the Metric system, a weight equal to 1/100 of a gramme, or ·1543248 of a grain troy.
1801. Dupré, Neolog. Fr. Dict., 73. Décigramme … equal to ten centigrammes.
1833. Manuf. Metal, II. 123 (Cab. Cycl.). One centigramme of bruised gunpowder.
