deka-: Meaning and Definition of

deka-

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. a combining form meaning “ten,” used in the names of metric units which are ten times the size of the unit denoted by the base word:Also, esp. before a vowel,Cf. deci-. dekaliter.
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