deca- 或 dec- 也作 deka- 或 dek-
pref.（前缀）
语源
pref.（前缀）
- Ten:
十：
decane.
癸烷
语源
- Greek deka-
希腊语 deka- - from deka [ten] * see dek©
源自 deka [十] *参见 dek©
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 dekadeca-
Word Origin
1
a combining form meaning “ten,” used in the formation of compound words:
decapod.
Also, especially before a vowel, dec-.
Compare deci-, deka-.
Origin
< Greek deka-, combining form of déka ten; cognate with Latin decem
Related Words
- dec-
- decadrachm
- decagon
- decahedron
- decahydrate
- decahydronaphthalene
deca-1. a word element meaning 'ten'.
2. (in the metric system) → deka-.
Also, dec-. [Greek deka-, combining form of deka ten]
deca-
combining form
or dec- or deka- or dek-
decasyllabic
dekameter
combining form
or dec- or deka- or dek-
ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Latin, from Greek deka-, dek-, from deka — more at ten
: tendecasyllabic
dekameter
deca-
（在元音前亦作dec-）
combining form
- (used commonly in units of measurement) ten; having ten［构成度量单位］表示“十”, “十的”：
-
decahedron
decane.
词源
from Greek deka 'ten'.
☞ dec-
deca-
before a vowel, dec-, word-forming element meaning "ten," from Latinized comb. form of Greek deka "ten" (see ten). In the metric system, "multiplied by ten;" while deci- means "divided by ten."
ORIGIN: Greek deka ten.
deca-
combining form. ten: Decagram = ten grams. Also, dec-, dek- (before vowels), deka-.
[< Greek déka ten]
deca-
combining form
or dec- or deka- or dek-
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek deka-, dek-, from deka ten — more at ten
1. : ten
< decagon >
2.[French déca-, déc-, from Latin deca-, dec-] : ten times (a specified unit of measure)
< decaliter >
< decare >
— used in terms belonging to the metric system
or dec- or deka- or dek-
1.
< decagon >
2.
< decaliter >
< decare >
— used in terms belonging to the metric system
deca-deka-
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Prefix
- Ten.
- decagon
- In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10. Symbol: da
Etymology
From Late Latin decas (“(set of) ten”), from Ancient Greek δέκας (dékas), from δέκα (déka, “ten”).
Derived terms
English words prefixed with deca-
See also
前缀：deca- 表示“十”
decagon 十角形（deca+gon角）
decameter 十米（deca+meter米）
前缀：deca- 十
decasyllable 十音节词
decagon 十角形
decameter 十米
decagram 十克