Century (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
Century may refer to, or be used, in the following ways:
Groups of 100
- CenturyCenturyA century is one hundred consecutive years. Centuries are numbered ordinally in English and many other languages .-Start and end in the Gregorian Calendar:...
, a unit of 100 years - Century or centuriaCenturiaCenturia is a Latin substantive from the stem centum , denoting units consisting of 100 men. It also denotes a Roman unit of land area: 1 centuria = 100 heredia...
, term used in ancient Rome both for a military unit and a political unit - Century, a collection of 100 sonnetSonnetA sonnet is one of several forms of poetry that originate in Europe, mainly Provence and Italy. A sonnet commonly has 14 lines. The term "sonnet" derives from the Occitan word sonet and the Italian word sonetto, both meaning "little song" or "little sound"...
s - Century ride (see challenge ridingChallenge ridingChallenge riding is a form of cycling where the riders challenge themselves rather than each other. Some challenge rides are charity events or pledge rides. Some are organised as pre- or early-season training events...
), bicycle ride of 100 miles or kilometers.
Horology
- Century Time Gems Ltd, Swiss Watch Factory manufacturing the only sapphire case made luxury watches
Sports
- Century (cricket)Century (cricket)In the sport of cricket, a batsman reaches his century when he scores 100 or more runs in a single innings. The term is also included in "century partnership" which occurs when two batsmen add 100 runs to the team total when they are batting together. A century is regarded as a landmark score for...
, 100 runs in cricket - Century breakCentury breakIn snooker a century break refers to scoring 100 points or more within one at the table, without missing a shot. The player does this by potting and alternately. Scoring 100 points over the course of a whole frame is not a century, as it must be done during one turn at the table...
, 100 points in one break in snooker - Century race, a 100-mile bicycle race
- Century rideCentury rideA century ride is a bicycle ride of 100 miles or more within 12 hours, usually as a cycling club-sponsored event. Many cycling clubs sponsor an annual century ride as both a social event for cyclists and as a fund-raiser for the club’s other activities...
, a 100-mile recreational bicycle ride
Publishing
- Century (1981 book)Century (1981 book)Century is a New York Times best-selling novel, written by Fred Mustard Stewart and published in 1981. The story follows four generations of an Italian-American family with settings in both America and Italy. Most of the events that take place in the novel, take place in actual American and Italian...
, a novel by Fred Mustard Stewart - Century (book)Century (book)Originally published in 1999 by Phaidon Press, Century is a coffee table book that is equal parts photography and history. It was both conceived and edited by Bruce Bernard, a picture editor for The Sunday Times Magazine...
, a coffee table book documenting the 20th century - Century DictionaryCentury DictionaryThe Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia was one of the largest encyclopedic dictionaries of the English language. The first edition was published from 1889 to 1891 by The Century Company of New York, in six, eight, or ten volume versions in 7,046 pages with some 10,000 wood-engraved illustrations...
, an English dictionary first published in 1889 - The Century CompanyThe Century CompanyThe Century Company was an American publishing company, founded in 1881.It was originally a subsidiary of Charles Scribner's Sons, but was bought and renamed. The magazine it had published up to that time, Scribners Monthly, was renamed The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine.The Century Company...
, a publisher of books and magazines from 1881 to 1933 - Century, an imprint of Random HouseRandom HouseRandom House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
publishers - The Century MagazineThe Century MagazineThe Century Magazine was first published in the United States in 1881 by The Century Company of New York City as a successor to Scribner's Monthly Magazine...
, a defunct American magazine - The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume III: CenturyThe League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume III: CenturyThe League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume III: Century is the third volume of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Kevin O'Neill. Co-published by Top Shelf Productions and Knockabout Comics in the US and UK respectively, Century will be published in...
Typography
- Century Type FamilyCentury Type FamilyCentury refers to a family of type faces derived from the original Century Roman cut by American Type Founders’ designer Linn Boyd Benton in 1894. Despite originating in the nineteenth century, use of the typeface remains strong, for periodicals, textbooks, and literature...
, a family of fonts - Century GothicCentury GothicCentury Gothic is a geometric sans-serif typeface designed for Monotype Imaging in 1991. It is a digital typeface that has never been made into actual foundry type...
, a font - Twentieth Century (typeface)Twentieth Century (typeface)Twentieth Century is a geometric sans-serif foundry typeface designed by Sol Hess for Lanston Monotype as a competitor to the successful Futura typeface, but with a larger x-height and more even stroke width...
, a font - Century Schoolbook
Transportation
- Century (ship)Century (ship)The Celebrity Century, formerly named Century, is the lead ship of the Century-class of cruise ships for Celebrity Cruises, and the co-flagship of the Celebrity fleet, along with Millennium-class ship Celebrity Constellation, and the newest class of ship the Soltice Celebrity Solstice...
, a cruise ship - Buick CenturyBuick CenturyBuick Century is the model name used by the Buick division of General Motors for a line of full-size performance vehicles from 1936 to 1942 and 1954 to 1958, and from 1973 to 2005 for a mid-size car....
, a luxury car - Toyota CenturyToyota CenturyThe Toyota Century is a large four-door limousine produced mainly for the Japanese market, serving as Toyota's flagship car. Production of the Century began in 1967 and the model received only minor changes until a redesign in 1997. The Century derived its name from the 100th anniversary of the...
, another luxury car - Century (automobile)Century (automobile)The Century was produced by the Century Motor Company from 1911-13 and later renamed to the Century Electric Car company from 1913-15. Both companies operated out of Detroit, Michigan. The Century was an electric car with an underslung chassis. It had tiller-operated steering, and the customer...
, an electric vehicle made from 1911-15, in Detroit, Michigan - Century SeriesCentury seriesThe Century Series is a popular name for a group of US fighter aircraft representing models designated between F-100 and F-106 which went into full production...
, a group of USAF supersonic aircraft models
Broadcasting
- Century FMCentury FMCentury Radio was the brand name of a group of independent local radio stations in England. The brand was developed with the launch of 100-102 Century Radio in North East England in 1994, with John Myers as managing director and John Simons as programme director...
, a group of radio stations in the UK - Century RadioCentury RadioCentury Radio, also marketed as Century 100 and later Century FM, was an early short-lived national commercial radio station in Ireland .-Transmission:...
, a defunct Irish radio station
Locations
- Century, FloridaCentury, FloridaCentury is a town in Escambia County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,714 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Pensacola–Ferry Pass–Brent Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Century is located at ....
, a town in the United States - Century Tower (disambiguation), several buildings of that name
Entertainment
- Century (film), a 1993 British film directed by Stephen Poliakoff
- Century (comics)Century (comics)Century is a fictional comic book superhero, a member of Force Works in the comic series of the same name from 1994–1996. Created by Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, and Tom Tenney, the character first appeared in issue #1 of Force Works in July 1994....
, a Marvel Comics character from Force Works - Century (US band)Century (US band)Century is an American metalcore band formed in 2005 by multi-instrumentalist Carson Slovak. Century was originally conceived as a solo project, but later evolved into a complete band. Slovak writes all of Century's music, and designs all of the artwork and merchandise. In 2005 the band signed a...
, an American metalcore band - Century (band)Century (band)Century are a French rock band formed in Marseille in 1985. Led by singer and composer Jean-Louis Milford, Century are probably best known for their single "Lover Why" from the album And... Soul It Goes in 1986...
, a French rock band - "Century", a song by The Long Blondes from the album "Couples"