Noun: centare 'sen,tehr
- A unit of measurement for area, defined as the area of a square with sides of exactly 1 metre; a centiare is 1/100th of an are
"Land measurements in some countries are sometimes given in centares";
- square meter [US], square metre [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: centares
Type of: area unit, square measure
Part of: square kilometer [US], square kilometre [Brit, Cdn]
Encyclopedia: Centare