"decisecond" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɛsɪˌsɛkənd/ [UK] Forms: deciseconds [plural]
Etymology: From deci- + second. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|deci-|second}} deci- + second Head templates: {{en-noun}} decisecond (plural deciseconds)
  1. (metrology) An SI unit of time equal to 10⁻¹ seconds. Symbol: ds Wikidata QID: Q3251645 Related terms: mul:ds [alternative] Translations (a unit of time equal to 10−1 seconds): децисекунда (decisekunda) [feminine] (Bulgarian), decisegon [masculine] (Catalan), deciseconde [feminine] (Dutch), déciseconde [feminine] (French), decisegundo [masculine] (Galician), deciszekundum (Hungarian), tizedmásodperc (Hungarian), desisaat (Malay), decysekunda [feminine] (Polish), decisegundo [masculine] (Portuguese), decisekunda [feminine] (Slovak), decisegundo [masculine] (Spanish), decisekund [common-gender] (Swedish)

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