centistoke

[sen-tuh-stohk]

cen·ti·stoke

[sen-tuh-stohk]
noun
a centimeter-gram-second unit of kinematic viscosity, equal to 1/100 stoke. Abbreviation: cS, cs

Origin:
1930–35; centi- + stoke2
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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centistoke cen·ti·stoke (sěn'tĭ-stōk')
n.
A unit of kinematic viscosity that equals one hundredth of a stoke.

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