dekad

English

Noun

dekad (plural dekads)

1. ten days, especially of rainfall; see adjective form dekadal
   • Africa InterTropical Front (ITF), in Climate Prediction Center ^{https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/international/itf/itcz.shtml ,NOAA , accessed 20:43, 5 May 2022 (UTC)}

   Figure 1 displays the current position of the ITF relative to the long-term average position during the 3rd dekad of April and its previous position during the 2nd dekad of April.

Related terms

• pentad

Malay

Etymology

From English decade, from Middle English, from Middle French decade, from Late Latin decas (“(set of) ten”), from Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás), from δέκα (déka, “ten”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dekat/
• Rhymes: -ekat, -kat, -at
• Rhymes: -ad

Noun

dékad (plural dekad-dekad, informal 1st possessive dekadku, 2nd possessive dekadmu, 3rd possessive dekadnya)

1. decade (a period of ten years)

Alternative forms

• dékadê (Indonesian)