Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Decidement

De‐cide″ment (?), n. Means of forming a decision. Beau. & Fl.

758

Decidence

Dec″i‐dence (?), n. [L. decidens falling off.] A falling off. Sir T. Browne.

759

Decider

De‐cid″er (?), n. One who decides.

760

Decidua

‖De‐cid″u‐a (?; 135), n. [NL., fr. L. deciduus. See Deciduous.] (Anat.) The inner layer of the wall of the uterus, which envelops the embryo, forms a part of the placenta, and i...

761

Deciduata

‖De‐cid′u‐a″ta (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) A group of Mammalia in which a decidua is thrown off with, or after, the fetus, as in the human species.

762

Deciduate

De‐cid″u‐ate (?; 135), a.(Anat.) Possessed of, or characterized by, a decidua.

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Deciduity

Dec′i‐du″i‐ty (?), n. Deciduousness.

764

Deciduous

De‐cid″u‐ous (?; 135), a. [L. deciduus, fr. dec�dere to fall off; de- + cadere to fall. See Chance.] (Biol.) Falling off, or subject to fall or be shed, at a certain season, or ...

765

Deciduousness

De‐cid″u‐ous‐ness, n. The quality or state of being deciduous.

766

Decigram

{ Dec″i‐gram, Dec″i‐gramme } (?), n. [F. décigramme; pref. déci- tenth (fr. L. decimus) + gramme.] A weight in the metric system; one tenth of a gram, equal to 1.5432 grains avo...

767

Decil

{ Dec″il, Dec″ile } (?), n. [F. décil, fr. L. decem ten� cf. It. decile.] (Astrol.) An aspect or position of two planets, when they are distant from each other a tenth part of t...

768

Deciliter

{ Dec″i‐li′ter, Dec″i‐li′tre } (?), n. [F. décilitre; pref. déci- tenth (L. decimus) + litre. See Liter.] A measure of capacity or volume in the metric system; one tenth of a li...

769

Decillion

De‐cil″lion (?), n. [L. decem ten + the ending of million.] According to the English notation, a million involved to the tenth power, or a unit with sixty ciphers annexed; accor...

770

Decillionth

De‐cil″lionth (?), a. Pertaining to a decillion, or to the quotient of unity divided by a decillion.

771

Decillionth (2)

De‐cil″lionth (?), n. (a) The quotient of unity divided by a decillion. (b) One of a decillion equal parts.

772

Decimal

Dec″i‐mal (?), a. [F. décimal (cf. LL. decimalis), fr. L. decimus tenth, fr. decem ten. See Ten, and cf. Dime.] Of or pertaining to decimals; numbered or proceeding by tens; hav...

773

Decimal (2)

Dec″i‐mal, n. A number expressed in the scale of tens; specifically, and almost exclusively, used as synonymous with a decimal fraction.Circulating, orCirculatory, decimal, a de...

774

Decimalism

Dec″i‐mal‐ism (?), n. The system of a decimal currency, decimal weights, measures, etc.

775

Decimalize

Dec″i‐mal‐ize (?), v. t. To reduce to a decimal system; as, to decimalize the currency. — Dec′i‐mal‐i‐za″tion (#), n.

776

Decimally

Dec″i‐mal‐ly, adv. By tens; by means of decimals.

777

Decimate

Dec″i‐mate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Decimated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Decimating (?).] [L. decimatus, p. p. of decimare to decimate (in senses 1 & 2), fr. decimus tenth. See Decimal....

778

Decimation

Dec′i‐ma″tion (?), n. [L. decimatio: cf. F. décimation.] 1. A tithing. State Trials (1630).2. A selection of every tenth person by lot, as for punishment. Shak.3. The destructio...

779

Decimator

Dec″i‐ma′tor (?), n. [Cf. LL. decimator.] One who decimates. South.

780

Décime

‖Dé′cime″ (?), n. A French coin, the tenth part of a franc, equal to about two cents.

781

Decimeter

{ Dec″i‐me′ter, Dec″i‐me′tre } (?), n. [F. décimètre; pref. déci- tenth (fr. L. decimus) + mètre. See Meter.] A measure of length in the metric system; one tenth of a meter, equ...

782

Decimosexto

Dec′i‐mo‐sex″to (?), n. [Prop., in sixteenth; fr. L. decimus tenth + sextus sixth.] A book consisting of sheets, each of which is folded into sixteen leaves; hence, indicating, ...

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Decimosexto (2)

Dec′i‐mo‐sex″to, a. Having sixteen leaves to a sheet; as, a decimosexto form, book, leaf, size.