dec

/dɛk/

Definitions

1. noun

a unit of 10, especially in the metric system or in counting

“The engineer measured the length of the pipe in decimeters.”

2. prefix

denoting ten or a tenth

“Decimal point”

3. verb

to cut or cut off (something), especially a branch or a limb

“The gardener decided to dec a dead branch from the tree.”

Synonyms

  • metric
  • ten
  • tenth

Antonyms

  • hundred
  • thousand