deca-

See also deca, deçà, déca, and déca-

English

Alternative forms

• deka-

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δέκα (deka, “ten”).

Prefix

SI prefix
da
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deca-

1. Ten.

   decagon

2. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10. Symbol: da

Translations

• Bulgarian: дека- (bg) (deka-)
• Chinese: 十- (shí) (1)
• Czech: deka- (cs)
• Finnish: deka- (fi) (1,2)
• French: déca- (fr)
• German: deka- (de)
• Japanese: デカ- (ja) (deka)
• Malay: dasa- (ms)
• Russian: дека- (ru) (deka-)

Derived terms

• decagon
• decagram, decagramme
• decahedron
• Decalogue
• decalitre, decaliter
• decametre, decameter
• decapod
• Decapoda
• Decapolis
• decastyle
• decasyllable
• decathlete
• decathlon
• decomino

See also

• deci-

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Italian

Prefix

deca-

1. deca-