deka- or dek-
combining form
variants of deca-
deca- or deka- or dec- or dek-
(before a vowel)
prefix
denoting ten: decagon. In conjunction with scientific units the symbol da is used
Origin
from Greek dekadeka-
Word Origin
1
a combining form meaning “ten,” used in the names of metric units which are ten times the size of the unit denoted by the base word:
dekaliter.
Also, especially before a vowel, dek-.
Compare deci-.
Origin
< Greek deka-, combining form of déka ten
Related Words
- deca-
- dekagram
- dekaliter
- dekameter
deka-(in the metric system) a prefix denoting 10 times a given unit, as in dekametre. Symbol: da
Also, deca-; ◆ (before vowels), dec-, dek-. [Greek deka-, combining form of deka ten]
deka-
or dek-
⇨ see deca-
or dek-
⇨ see deca-
1849 Grote Greece ii. lxv. V. 547He constituted an oligarchy of ten native citizens, chosen from among his—partisans, and called a Dekarchy, or Dekadarchy.
1852 Ibid. ii. lxxvii. X. 137The oppressions exercised by the Spartan harmosts and the dekadarchies.
deka- or dek-
combining form. variant spellings of deca- or dec-, as in dekagram.
deka-
or dek-
— see deca-
or dek-
— see deca-
deka-
Prefix
- A variant form of deca-.