deka-


  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: dekaliter.

Origin of deka-

1
From Greek deka-, combining form of déka ten
  • Also especially before a vowel, dek- .

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British Dictionary definitions for deka-

deka-

combining form
  1. variants of deca-

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