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101dec|i|li|tre — «DEHS uh LEE tuhr», noun. Especially British. deciliter …
102dec|i|mal|ise — «DEHS uh muh lyz», transitive verb, ised, is|ing. Especially British. decimalize …
103dec|i|mal|ist — «DEHS uh muh lihst», noun. 1. an expert in the use of the decimal system. 2. an exponent of a decimal notation …
104dec|i|mal|i|za|tion — «DEHS uh muh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. a decimalizing; reduction to a decimal system: »A bill for the decimalization of the Union s coinage would also be introduced (Cape Times) …
105dec|i|mal|ize — «DEHS uh muh lyz», transitive verb, intransitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to reduce to a decimal system: »The century old battle for reform of Britain s currency seemed to be over…The Government announced that it would drop pounds, shillings, and… …
106dec|i|mal|ly — «DEHS uh muh lee», adverb. 1. by means of decimals. 2. by tens …
107dec|i|mal — «DEHS uh muhl», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a fraction like.04 or 4/100,.2 or 2/10; decimal fraction. 2. a number containing a decimal fraction. Examples: 75.24, 3.062,.7,.091. –adj. of tens; proceeding by tens: »United States money has a decimal… …
108dec|i|mate — «DEHS uh mayt», transitive verb, mat|ed, mat|ing. 1. to destroy much of; kill a large part of: »War had decimated the tribe, but the survivors kept on fighting. 2. to select by lot and execute every tenth man of: »The mutineers were decimated by… …
109dec|i|ma|tion — «DEHS uh MAY shuhn», noun. 1. a decimating or being decimated: »If full scale nuclear war developed, their people and territories would share in the general decimation (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists). 2. Obsolete. a) the taking of tithes or… …
110dec|i|ma|tor — «DEHS uh MAY tuhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that decimates. 2. Obsolete. a collector of tithes or tenths …
