decimalizationn.

Brit.

/ˌdɛsᵻməlʌɪˈzeɪʃn/,

/ˌdɛsᵻml̩ʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌdɛsəmələˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/,

/ˌdɛsəməˌlaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/

Forms: 1800s– decimalisation, 1800s– decimalization.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: decimalize v., -ation suffix.

Etymology: < decimalize v. + -ation suffix.

The action, fact, or process of adopting a decimal system of currency, weights and measures, etc.; an instance of this.

ΚΠ

1842 Dublin Rev. May 486 Men in office were found to desire decimalization; some proposed new pounds sterling, others new divisions of the pound.

1855 R. Slater (title) Inquiry into the principles involved in the decimalisation of the weights, measures, etc., of the U.K.

1887 Longman's Mag. Sept. 517 The subject of our coinage and its decimalisation.

1970 Which? Nov. 346 People are nervous about prices rising as a result of decimalisation.

2001 Intelligencer (Doylestown, Pa.) 13 Mar. c1 The Nasdaq..had no problem converting prices of 15 stocks to decimals from fractions in the first round of decimalization.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	decimalization
释义	decimalizationn. Brit. /ˌdɛsᵻməlʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, /ˌdɛsᵻml̩ʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌdɛsəmələˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌdɛsəməˌlaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ Forms: 1800s– decimalisation, 1800s– decimalization. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: decimalize v., -ation suffix. Etymology: < decimalize v. + -ation suffix. The action, fact, or process of adopting a decimal system of currency, weights and measures, etc.; an instance of this. ΚΠ 1842 Dublin Rev. May 486 Men in office were found to desire decimalization; some proposed new pounds sterling, others new divisions of the pound. 1855 R. Slater (title) Inquiry into the principles involved in the decimalisation of the weights, measures, etc., of the U.K. 1887 Longman's Mag. Sept. 517 The subject of our coinage and its decimalisation. 1970 Which? Nov. 346 People are nervous about prices rising as a result of decimalisation. 2001 Intelligencer (Doylestown, Pa.) 13 Mar. c1 The Nasdaq..had no problem converting prices of 15 stocks to decimals from fractions in the first round of decimalization. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1842
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