DEKA-


Meaning of DEKA- in English

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. Also, esp. before a vowel, dek- . Cf. deci- .

[ deka-, comb. form of déka TEN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .