deci-

English

Etymology

From Latin decimus, tenth

Prefix

SI prefix
d
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deci-

1. Meaning 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 note: The units made using this prefix are not used in official scientific contexts. For example, "1 dm" (one decimetre) is written instead as either "100 mm" or "0.1 m".

Related terms

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

Translations

10^-1

• Chinese: 分- (fēn-)
• Finnish: desi- (fi)
• French: déci- (fr)
• Italian: deci- (it)
• Japanese: デシ- (ja) (deshi)

• Malay: desi- (ms)
• Polish: decy-
• Russian: деци- (ru) (detsi-)
• Swedish: deci- (sv)

See also

• deca-

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdɛtsi/
• Hyphenation: de‧ci

Prefix

deci-

1. deci-

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

See also

• Category:Hungarian words prefixed with deci-

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Italian

Prefix

deci-

1. deci-

See also

• Category:Italian words prefixed with deci-