"deca-" meaning in English

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Prefix

IPA: /dɛkə-/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-deca-.wav
Etymology: From Late Latin decas (“(set of) ten”), from Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás), from δέκα (déka, “ten”). SI prefix
da Previous: deci-
Next: hecto-
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da Previous: deci-
Next: hecto-
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  1. Ten. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Ten Translations (ten): дэка- (deka-) (Belarusian), deseti- (Czech), deca- (Dutch), deka- (Finnish), deca- (Galician), δεκα- (deka-) (Greek), दश- (daś) (Hindi), dasa- (Indonesian), deka- (Indonesian), deka- (Polish), дека- (deka-) (Russian), ทศ- (tót-sà) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-deca--en-prefix-5EXAdobo Disambiguation of Ten: 85 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using catfix, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of 'ten': 100 0
  2. In the metric system, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10. Symbol: da Tags: morpheme Synonyms: dec- [before-vowel], deka- Related terms: deci-, number Translations (used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10): дэка- (deka-) (Belarusian), deka- (Czech), deca- (Dutch), deka- (Finnish), deca- (Galician), δεκα- (deka-) (Greek), deka- (Hungarian), deka- (Indonesian), deka- (Malay), deka- (Polish), дека- (deka-) (Russian), เดคา- (dee-kaa) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-deca--en-prefix-9sfGNoeu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10': 2 98

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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "deka-",
      "sense": "used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10",
      "word": "дека-"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "dee-kaa",
      "sense": "used to multiply the unit it is attached to by 10",
      "word": "เดคา-"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "number prefix"
  ],
  "word": "deca-"
}

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{
  "called_from": "translations/324",
  "msg": "possible sense number in translation item: Mandarin: __IGNORE__ (1)",
  "path": [
    "deca-"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "prefix",
  "title": "deca-",
  "trace": ""
}

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