Prefix used in the SI and metric system to signify one hundredth (10 -2). [L. centum, one hundred]. word element. [L.] hundred; usually used in naming units of measurement to indicate one-hundredth (10 â2) of the unit designated by the root with which it is combined, e.g. centigram.refix used in the SI and metric system to signify one hundredth (10 -2). [L. centum, one hundred]. word element. [L.] hundred; usually used in naming units of measurement to indicate one-hundredth (10 â2) of the unit designated by the root with which it is combined, e.g. centigram.
Viken, Sweden. Viken is a bimunicipal locality situated in HÃ¶ganÃ¤s Municipality and Helsingborg Municipality in SkÃ¥ne County, Sweden with 4,227 inhabitants in 2010. It has a surface area of 224 hectares. 223 of these are in the HÃ¶ganÃ¤s municipality.
An Anglification of the Scandinavian Vik, itself either a habitational name from any of the numerous Norwegian or Swedish farmsteads named with Old Norse vÃ­k, meaning small bay, inlet, or (in Swedish) a topographic or ornamental name. An example of this is the Scottish Highland town of Wick, (Scots: Week or Weik)