deca-
word element [Gr.], 1. ten; also spelled deka-.
2. used in naming units of measurement to indicate a quantity 10 times the unit designated by the root with which it is combined.
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deca- (da),
(dek'ă), Prefix used in the SI and metric system to signify multiples of 10. Also spelled deka-.
[G. deka, ten]
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deca-
(da)Prefix used in the S.I. and metric system to signify 10. Also spelled deka-.
[G. deka, ten]
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deca-
prefix denoting ten.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005