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Webster 1828 Edition

Noun.

A French measure of length equal to the tenth part of a meter, or 3 inches and 93710 decimals.

DECIMO-SEXTO, n. A book is in decimo-sexto, when a sheet is folded into sixteen leaves.

DECI'PHER, v.t.

See also: decimeter, deciméter, and deci-meter

decimēter m (plural decimētyn)