单词 | decim |
释义 | † decimn.1 Obsolete. rare. A tenth part, a tithe; cf. decima n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > ten > [noun] > a tenth tenth part (deal, dole)854 tithingc1300 teindc1330 tithelingc1390 tentha1400 tithe?a1475 denary1577 decimal1610 point1616 decima1631 decimate1676 a1631 R. Cotton Abstr. Rec. Tower (1642) 19 It was so..in the best govern'd State [sc. Rome] which let out their portions and Decims to the Publicans. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online September 2021). decimn.2 Now rare. = decimetre n. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > units of length or distance > metre > the tenth part of a metre decimetre1794 decim1810 1810 Retrospect Philos., Mech., Chem., & Agric. Discov. 5 156 It was therefore placed in a box of deal, and supported at the distance of a decim. (3.93702 in. Eng.) from all its sides. 1844 J. Macgregor Commerc. Statistics I. 874 The ell [of Holland] = 1 French metre, and subdivided into palms, decims, and streep: and multiplied into roede and mÿle. 1965 R. F. Steiner Chem. Found. Molecular Biol. v. 149 d is the path-length in decims. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1a1631n.21810 |
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