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cen⋅ti⋅poise

[sen-tuh-poiz]
–noun
a centimeter-gram-second unit of viscosity, equal to 1/100 poise. Abbreviation: cP, cp

Origin:
1915–20; centi- + poise 2
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cen·ti·poise   (sěn'tə-poiz')   
n.   Abbr. cP
A centimeter-gram-second unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one hundredth (10-2) of a poise.
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Main Entry: cen·ti·poise
Pronunciation: 'sent-&-"poiz
Function: noun
: a unit of viscosity equal to 1/100 poise
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centipoise cen·ti·poise (sěn'tə-poiz')
n.
A unit in the centimeter-gram-second system that is of dynamic viscosity equal to one hundredth (10-2) of a poise.

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