Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: decimal
IPA transcription: [d'ɛsəməl]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: decimal, denary
    Meaning: numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten; "the decimal system"
Usage examples
  • Palliser had become quite useless,--so Mr. Bonteen said,--since his accession to the dukedom, and was quite unfit to deal with decimal coinage.
  • To kill a certain number of foxes in the year, after the legitimate fashion, had become to him the one great study of life;--and he did it with an energy equal to that which the Duke devoted to decimal coinage.