Decade

dek'ad, n. The sum or number of [F., fr. Gr. dekas, -ados, a company of 10, f deka, L. decern, AS. ten. See Ten.] — Dec'agon, (Geom.) A plane figure of 10 sides and 10 angles. YGr. deka and gonta, angle, gonu, knee.] — Dec'agram, n. A decimal weight of 10 grams, or 154.38 grains Troy. [F. decagramme. See Gram.] — Decahe'dron, pi. -dra, -dra. (Geom.) A solid figure having 10 — sides. [Gr. hertra, seat, base Decahe'- dral, a. Having 10 sides. Decaliter, de-kal'T-tSr or dek'a-li-ter, n. A decimal measure of capacity, containing 10 liters, or 610.28 cu. inches = 2 gallons — and 64.44 cu. in. [See Liter.] Dec'alogue, -log, n. The 10 commandments. [F. L. decalogys, Gr. dekalogos, logos, a speech.] — Decal'ogist, n. One who explains the decalogue. — Decam'e'ron, n. A work comprised in 10 books esp. a collection of tales of Boccaccio. [It. dec a me rone, Gr. deka and meros, part not f hemera, a day.] — Decameter, de-kam'e-ter or dek'a-me-t5r, n. A decimal measure of length = 10 meters = 393.71 inches. [See Meter.] — Decan'drous, -drus, a. (Bot.) Having 10 stamens. [Gr. aner, andros, a male.] — Dec'apod, n. (Zobl.) A crustacean with 10 feet or legs, as crabs, lobsters, etc. [Gr. pous, podos, foot.] — Dec'- aster, n. A decimal solid measure = 10 steres = 10 cu. meters =353.166 cu. inches. [See Stere.] — Dec'- astich, -stik, A poem consisting of 10 lines. [Gr. stichos, a row.] — Dec'astyle, n. (Arch.) A building having a portico with 10 columns in front. [Gr. stulos, column.] — Dec'asyllab'ic, -sil-lab'ik, a. Consisting of 10 syllables. [Gr. sullabe, syllable, q. v.]— Dec'uple, -u-pl, a. Tenfold; multiplied by 10. — n. A number 10 times repeated. — v. To make tenfold to multiply by 10. [Gr. dekaplous, fr. deka.] — [See further under December.] Decadence, -dency. See under Decay. Decalcomania, de-kal'ko-ma'nl-a, -manie, -ma'ne, n. Art of permanently transferring pictures or designs to china, gla , marble, etc. [F. de'calcomanie, f de and calquer, to trace, copy, fr. L. calcare, to tread under foot.]