| deca- [DEK uh], dec-, deka-, dek- (Greek: ten; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements).
In the metric [decimal] system, deca- is used to show whole units: ten [U.S.] and tenfold [U.K.]; 101 [10]. The metric symbol for deca- is da.
 decachord: decade: decagon: decagonal: decagram: decagramme (British): decahedra: decahedral: decahedron: decahedrous: decaliter: decalitre (British): Decalog: Decalogue: Decameron: decameter: decametre (British): decangular: decanormal: decapeptide: decapod: decapoda: decapodal: decapodan: decapodous: decarch: decarchy: decastyle: decasyllabic: decasyllable: decathlon: |