deka-

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 of deka-

< Greek deka-, combining form of déka ten

Words nearby deka-

deject, dejecta, dejected, dejection, dejerine's disease, deka-, dekagram, dekaliter, dekameter, dekametric, deke

British Dictionary definitions for deka-

deka-

dek-

combining form

variants of deca-

Medical definitions for deka-

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