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.
Also,
especially before a vowel,
dek-
.
Compare
deci-
.
Origin
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Greek
deka-,
combining form of
déka
ten
British Dictionary definitions for
dek
deka-
combining form
1.
variants of
deca-
dek
in Medicine
deka-
or
dek-
pref.
Variants of
deca-
.
dek
in Technology
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