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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024deci-, prefix. - Weights and Measuresdeci- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "ten.'' This meaning now appears in the names of units of measurement that are one-tenth the size of the unit named by the second element of the compound:decibel (= one-tenth of a bel);deciliter (= one-tenth of a liter).
See -dec-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024deci-, - Weights and Measuresa combining form meaning "tenth,'' used in words denoting units of the metric system (deciliter);
on this model, extended to other systems (decibel). Cf. deca-.
- Latin decimus tenth
- French déci-
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: deci- prefix - denoting one tenth; 10–1: decimetre
Symbol: d
Etymology: from French déci-, from Latin decimus tenth |