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91dec|i|me|ter — «DEHS uh MEE tuhr», noun. a unit of measure of length in the metric system equal to one tenth of a meter, or about 3.937 inches. Abbr: dm. ╂[< French décimètre < déci deci + mètre meter] …
92dec|i|me|tre — «DEHS uh MEE tuhr», noun. Especially British. decimeter …
93dec|i|met|ric — «DEHS uh MEHT rihk», adjective. 1. having to do with decimeters; measured in decimeters. 2. of or having to do with radio waves ranging from 0.1 to 1 meter in length, or a frequency of 300 to 3000 megahertz: »This magnetosphere is believed to be… …
94dec|i|nor|mal — «DEHS uh NR muhl», adjective. Chemistry. in one tenth of its normal strength …
95dec|i|stere — «DEHS uh stihr», noun. a unit of measure of volume in the metric system equal to one tenth of a stere, 1/10 cubic meter, or.1308 cubic yard. ╂[< French décistère < déci deci + stère stere] …
96dec|la|ma|tion — «DEHK luh MAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act or art of reciting in public; making formal speeches: »That which gave most effect to his declamation was the air of sincerity, of vehement feeling, or moral elevation which belonged to all that he said… …
97dec|la|ra|tion — «DEHK luh RAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of declaring: »a declaration of love. The king s declaration of war was a signal for the army to begin fighting. SYNONYM(S): assertion, announcement, avowal. 2. the thing declared; open or public statement:… …
98dec|li|nate — «DEHK luh niht», adjective. Botany, Zoology. bent or bending downward or aside …
99dec|li|na|tion — «DEHK luh NAY shuhn», noun. 1. a downward bend or slope. SYNONYM(S): declension. 2. a polite refusal: »I mailed our declination for the tea. 3. a) the deviation of the needle of a compass from true north or south. b) the angular measure of this… …
100dec|li|nom|e|ter — «DEHK luh NOM uh tuhr», noun. an instrument for measuring magnetic declination. ╂[< declin(ation) + meter] …
