decisecond

See also: deci-second

English

Etymology

From deci- +‎ second.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛsɪˌsɛkənd/

Noun

decisecond (plural deciseconds)

2. (metrology) An SI unit of time equal to 10⁻¹ seconds. Symbol: ds

   Alternative form: ds (symbol)

   Holonyms: second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day < week < megasecond < fortnight < month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond

   Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond

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Usage notes

• The centisecond, decisecond, decasecond, and hectosecond are almost never used in science, and their names are rarely found outside dictionaries and word lists.

Translations

a unit of time equal to 10⁻¹ seconds

Bulgarian: децисекунда f (decisekunda) Catalan: decisegon m Dutch: deciseconde (nl) f French: déciseconde (fr) f Galician: decisegundo m Hungarian: deciszekundum, tizedmásodperc (hu) Malay: desisaat Polish: decysekunda f Portuguese: decisegundo m Slovak: decisekunda f Spanish: decisegundo (es) m Swedish: decisekund c