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How does the word decagon relate to decade?
Because the prefix 'deca' means ten. A decagon has ten sides - a decade is ten years.
Sides does a decaagon have?
A decagon will always have 10 sides. The prefix deca- means 10, so its inclusion before a word will always carry that meaning.
What word has the same prefix as decagon?
decade
Is it deca or decem?
Deca-, from the Greek deka, is a prefix meaning ten. Decem is the Latin word for ten
How many sides does a decagagon have?
The word, "Decagon" must have ten sides. Its beginning, "Deca", is Latin for ten.
What are some words with the prefix deca?
One word, which means a 10-sided shape, is decahedron. Another word beginning with "deca" is decade, meaning 10 years.
What does the prefix 'dec' mean?
The prefix "dec" means ten. For example, the word "decagon" refers to a ten-sided polygon.
What is the difference between a Deci and a Deca?
Deci- is a prefix which is used to mean "one tenth" - for example, a decimetre is a unit of length equal to one tenth of a metre. Also, interestingly, the original meaning of the word "decimate", nowadays meaning "to eliminate in large numbers" originally meant, when referring to Roman soldiers, to "kill one in every ten". Deca- is a prefix which is used to mean "ten" - using a similar example, a decametre is a unit of length equal to 10 metres. Other words using the prefix deca- include decagon - a ten-sided polygon, and decapod - a ten-legged object.
What does deca mean in latin?
deci- is a tenth. Decimal, decimate, December (originally the tenth month)...
What language is the word deka from?
The prefix deka- (and the related form deca) come from Greek, meaning "ten."
What geometry word starts with the letter d?
How about a decagon which is a ten sided polygon
What words begin with the prefix non that mean 9?
Nonagon is a word that begins with the prefix "non" and means a polygon with nine sides.
