deca-
Metric ten multiplier
Deca- is a prefix meaning ten.
It appears in technical and scientific terms: a decathlon has ten events, a decagon has ten sides, a decade spans ten years.
In metric units, deca- multiplies by ten: a decaliter is ten liters.
Sometimes spelled deka-.
Ten-liter measure
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- SI unitsInternational system of measurement
- metric systemDecimal-based measurement standard
- prefixRoot-modifying front element
Every ten years
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
- centuryHundred-year span
- millenniumSpan of thousand years
- spanDistance between endpoints
era · period · generational · commemorative · celebration · milestone · retrospective · anniversary edition
Ten-liter measure
Five-event athletic competition
- heptathlonSeven-sport athletic competition
- track and fieldCompetitive stadium sports
- javelinThrowing spear for sport
- discusHeavy disc for throwing
shot put · hurdles · pole vault · long jump · sprint · Olympic · multisport · endurance
decaliter
Ten-liter measure
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- SI unitsInternational system of measurement
- metric systemDecimal-based measurement standard
prefix · magnitude · scientific notation · conversion · standardized
decennial
Every ten years
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
- centuryHundred-year span
- millenniumSpan of thousand years
span · era · period · generational · commemorative · celebration · milestone · retrospective · anniversary edition · ten-year
decaliter
Ten-liter measure
pentathlon
Five-event athletic competition
- heptathlonSeven-sport athletic competition
- track and fieldCompetitive stadium sports
- javelinThrowing spear for sport
discus · shot put · hurdles · pole vault · long jump · sprint · Olympic · multisport · endurance · scoring
- decimal pointFractional value separator
- decimal placesPositions after decimal point
- Dewey Decimal SystemLibrary cataloging by numbers
- decimal systemPositional notation using ten
- decimal numbersNumbers with fractional parts
- once a decade
decade, decadent, decimal, decadence, decimate, decimation, decathlon, decagon, decapod