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Webster 1913 Edition
Deca-
Dec′a-
.p
ref.
[Cf.
Ten
.] A prefix, from Gr.
δέκα
, signifying ten; specifically:
(Metric System)
, a prefix signifying the weight or measure that is
ten times
the principal unit. Definition 2024
deca-
deca-
English
Alternative forms
Prefix
deca-
- Ten.
- decagon
- In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10. Symbol: da
Derived terms
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Translations
ten
used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10
See also
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Late Latin decas (“(set of) ten”), from Ancient Greek δέκας (dékas), from δέκα (déka, “ten”).
Prefix
deca-
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