deci-

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See also: deci, decí, déci, dęci, and déci-

English

Etymology

From Latin decimus (“tenth”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛsɪ/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Prefix

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deci-

  1. A tenth part.
  2. In the metric system, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10-1. Symbol: d

Usage notes

  • Units formed using this prefix are not often used in official scientific contexts. For example, "1 dm" (one decimetre) would be written as "100 mm" or "0.1 m".

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with deci-

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Czech

Pronunciation

Prefix

deci-

  1. deci-

Derived terms

Czech terms prefixed with deci-

Further reading

  • deci- in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • deci- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Danish

Etymology

From Latin decimus.

Prefix

deci-

  1. deci-

Derived terms

Danish terms prefixed with deci-

References

Dutch

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Etymology

Borrowed from French déci-, from Latin decimus (“tenth”).

Pronunciation

Prefix

deci-

  1. deci-
Dutch terms prefixed with deci-

Hungarian

Etymology

From Latin deci(mus) (“tenth”), from decem (“ten”).

Pronunciation

Prefix

deci-

  1. (noun prefix) deci-
    ‎deci- + ‎méter (“meter”) → ‎deciméter (“decimeter”)

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References

  1. ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN

Italian

Prefix

deci-

  1. deci-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with deci-

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Portuguese

Prefix

deci-

  1. deci- (10-1)
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