deci-comb. form

Stress is often attracted to this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly, e.g. decigram Brit.

/ˈdɛsᵻɡram/, U.S.

/ˈdɛsəˌɡræm/.

Etymology: Shortened < Latin decimus tenth.

1. In the French metric system, the initial element in names of measures and weights which are one tenth of the standard unit. (Cf. deca- comb. form.) Thus deciare, decigramme, decigram, decilitre, decineper, decistere, the tenth part of the are, gramme, litre, neper, and stere respectively. See also decimetre n.

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the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > unit or denomination of weight > metric gram(me) > decimal parts of

centigram1795

milligram1797

decigram1801

mg1892

mgm1909

gamma1931

the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > liquid measure of capacity > specific units of liquid measure > litre > one tenth of a litre

decilitre1801

1801 W. Dupré Lexicographia-neologica Gallica (at cited word) In dry measure, the..décilitre is equal to one eighth of the litron.

1809 Naval Chron. 22 363 It was about three decimetres in length.

1810 Naval Chron. 24 301 Deciar = 2·63 square toises.

1810 Naval Chron. 24 301 Decimeter..decilittre..decistere..decigram.

1871 C. Davies Metric Syst. i. 14 1 decilitre = 6·102338 cubic inches.

1883 Daily News 12 July 3/7 Cartridges of one decimetre in length each.

1890 Daily News 14 Nov. 6/2 A decigram of liquid is used for each injection.

1931 Telegr. & Teleph. Jrnl. Mar. 119/2 The unit [of attenuation] adopted in France and Germany is the neper or decineper.

2. Rarely in technical terms, as † deci-duodecimal adj. Obsolete (a crystal) having the form of a ten-sided prism with twelve additional planes at the ends (six at each end).

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1816 R. Jameson Treat. External Characters Minerals (ed. 2) 201 Sex-decimal,..when the planes that belong to the prism..and those which belong to the two summits, are the one six, and the other ten in number, or vice versa... In the same manner, we say, octo-decimal..,octo-duodecimal, and deci-duodecimal.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	deci-
释义	deci-comb. form Stress is often attracted to this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly, e.g. decigram Brit. /ˈdɛsᵻɡram/, U.S. /ˈdɛsəˌɡræm/. Etymology: Shortened < Latin decimus tenth. 1. In the French metric system, the initial element in names of measures and weights which are one tenth of the standard unit. (Cf. deca- comb. form.) Thus deciare, decigramme, decigram, decilitre, decineper, decistere, the tenth part of the are, gramme, litre, neper, and stere respectively. See also decimetre n. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > unit or denomination of weight > metric gram(me) > decimal parts of centigram1795 milligram1797 decigram1801 mg1892 mgm1909 gamma1931 the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > liquid measure of capacity > specific units of liquid measure > litre > one tenth of a litre decilitre1801 1801 W. Dupré Lexicographia-neologica Gallica (at cited word) In dry measure, the..décilitre is equal to one eighth of the litron. 1809 Naval Chron. 22 363 It was about three decimetres in length. 1810 Naval Chron. 24 301 Deciar = 2·63 square toises. 1810 Naval Chron. 24 301 Decimeter..decilittre..decistere..decigram. 1871 C. Davies Metric Syst. i. 14 1 decilitre = 6·102338 cubic inches. 1883 Daily News 12 July 3/7 Cartridges of one decimetre in length each. 1890 Daily News 14 Nov. 6/2 A decigram of liquid is used for each injection. 1931 Telegr. & Teleph. Jrnl. Mar. 119/2 The unit [of attenuation] adopted in France and Germany is the neper or decineper. 2. Rarely in technical terms, as † deci-duodecimal adj. Obsolete (a crystal) having the form of a ten-sided prism with twelve additional planes at the ends (six at each end). ΚΠ 1816 R. Jameson Treat. External Characters Minerals (ed. 2) 201 Sex-decimal,..when the planes that belong to the prism..and those which belong to the two summits, are the one six, and the other ten in number, or vice versa... In the same manner, we say, octo-decimal..,octo-duodecimal, and deci-duodecimal. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1801
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