| hundredweight [`hǝn·drǝ´dwāt] SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 1. Abbreviated cwt. 2. A unit of weight, in common use in the United States, equal to 100 pounds or the weight of 45.359237 kilograms. Also known as cental; centner; kintal; quintal; short hundredweight. 3. A unit of weight in common use in the United Kingdom equal to 112 pounds or to the weight of 50.80234544 kilograms. Also known as long hundredweight. 4. A unit of weight in troy measure equal to 100 troy pounds or the weight of 37.32417216 kilograms. |