deci-

See also: deci, decí, and déci-

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin decimus (“tenth”)

PrefixEdit

SI prefix

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deci-

1. A tenth part.
2. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10^-1. Symbol: d

Usage notesEdit

• 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 termsEdit

► English words prefixed with deci-

• decibel
• decigram, decigramme
• decilitre, deciliter
• decimetre, decimeter

TranslationsEdit

one tenth (1/10)

• Chinese: 分- (fēn-)
• Czech: deci- (cs)
• Danish: deci-
• Dutch: deci- (nl)
• Faroese: desi-
• Finnish: desi- (fi)
• French: déci- (fr)
• Galician: deci- (gl)
• German: Dezi- (de)
• Hindi: दशि- (daśi-)
• Hungarian: deci- (hu)

• Italian: deci-
• Japanese: デシ- (deshi)
• Malay: desi-
• Marathi: दशि- (daśi-)
• Nepali: दशि- (daśi-)
• Polish: decy-
• Portuguese: deci- (pt)
• Russian: деци- (ru) (deci-)
• Swedish: deci- (sv)
• Tagalog: kapul-

See alsoEdit

• deca-

AnagramsEdit

• -cide, Dice, cedi, dice, iced

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CzechEdit

PrefixEdit

deci-

1. deci-

Derived termsEdit

► Czech words prefixed with deci-

Further readingEdit

• deci- in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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DanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin decimus.

PrefixEdit

deci-

1. deci-

Derived termsEdit

► Danish words prefixed with deci-

ReferencesEdit

• “deci-” in Den Danske Ordbog

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DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin decimus, tenth

PronunciationEdit

• Audio

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PrefixEdit

deci-

1. deci-

► Dutch words prefixed with deci-

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HungarianEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɛt͡si]

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: de‧ci

PrefixEdit

deci-

1. (noun prefix) deci-

   méter (“meter”) → deciméter (“decimeter”)

Derived termsEdit

• decibel
• decigramm
• deciliter
• deciméter

See alsoEdit

• Appendix:Hungarian prefixes

ReferencesEdit

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ItalianEdit

PrefixEdit

deci-

1. deci-

See alsoEdit

• Category:Italian words prefixed with deci-

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PortugueseEdit

PrefixEdit

deci-

1. deci- (10^-1)