decˈimalize or decˈimalise transitive verb

To convert to a decimal system, esp the metric system

decˈimally adverb

decimal classification see Dewey decimal system

decimal currency noun

One in which the basic unit is divided into ten (or a multiple of ten) parts

decimal fraction noun

A fraction expressed by continuing ordinary decimal notation into negative powers of ten, a point being placed after the unit figure

decimal notation noun

A system of writing numbers based on ten and powers of ten, our ordinary system

decimal places plural noun

The number of figures written after the point (decimal point) which separates the unit and the decimal fraction

decimal system noun

A system in which each unit is ten times the next below it, esp the metric system of weights and measures

decimal tab noun

A facility of most word processors and some computers that arranges a column of numbers so that the decimal points are aligned