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C septendecim
Cicada Ci*ca"da (s[i^]*k[=a]"d[.a]), n.; pl. E. Cicadas (-d[.a]z), L. Cicad[ae] (-d[=e]). [L.] (Zo["o]l.) Any species of the genus Cicada. They are large hemipterous insects, with nearly transparent wings. The male makes a shrill sound by peculiar organs in the under side of the abdomen, consisting of a pair of stretched membranes, acted upon by powerful muscles. A noted American species (C. septendecim) is called the seventeen year locust. Another common species is the dogday cicada.
Centropomus undecimalis
Sea pike Sea" pike` (Zo["o]l.) (a) The garfish. (b) A large serranoid food fish (Centropomus undecimalis) found on both coasts of America; -- called also robalo. (c) The merluce.
Centropomus undecimalis
Snook Snook, n. [D. snoek.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) A large perchlike marine food fish (Centropomus undecimalis) found both on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of tropical America; -- called also ravallia, and robalo. (b) The cobia. (c) The garfish.
Circulating decimal
Circulating decimal. See Decimal. Circulating library, a library whose books are loaned to the public, usually at certain fixed rates. Circulating medium. See Medium.
Decimal
Decimal Dec"i*mal, n. A number expressed in the scale of tens; specifically, and almost exclusively, used as synonymous with a decimal fraction. Circulating, or Circulatory, decimal, a decimal fraction in which the same figure, or set of figures, is constantly repeated; as, 0.354354354; -- called also recurring decimal, repeating decimal, and repetend.
decimal
Decimal Dec"i*mal, n. A number expressed in the scale of tens; specifically, and almost exclusively, used as synonymous with a decimal fraction. Circulating, or Circulatory, decimal, a decimal fraction in which the same figure, or set of figures, is constantly repeated; as, 0.354354354; -- called also recurring decimal, repeating decimal, and repetend.
Decimal fraction
Fraction Frac"tion, n. [F. fraction, L. fractio a breaking, fr. frangere, fractum, to break. See Break.] 1. The act of breaking, or state of being broken, especially by violence. [Obs.] Neither can the natural body of Christ be subject to any fraction or breaking up. --Foxe. 2. A portion; a fragment. Some niggard fractions of an hour. --Tennyson. 3. (Arith. or Alg.) One or more aliquot parts of a unit or whole number; an expression for a definite portion of a unit or magnitude. Common, or Vulgar, fraction, a fraction in which the number of equal parts into which the integer is supposed to be divided is indicated by figures or letters, called the denominator, written below a line, over which is the numerator, indicating the number of these parts included in the fraction; as 1/2, one half, 2/5, two fifths. Complex fraction, a fraction having a fraction or mixed number in the numerator or denominator, or in both. --Davies & Peck. Compound fraction, a fraction of a fraction; two or more fractions connected by of. Continued fraction, Decimal fraction, Partial fraction, etc. See under Continued, Decimal, Partial, etc. Improper fraction, a fraction in which the numerator is greater than the denominator. Proper fraction, a fraction in which the numerator is less than the denominator.
Decimalism
Decimalism Dec"i*mal*ism, n. The system of a decimal currency, decimal weights, measures, etc.
Decimalization
Decimalize Dec"i*mal*ize, v. t. To reduce to a decimal system; as, to decimalize the currency. -- Dec`i*mal*i*za"tion, n.
Decimalize
Decimalize Dec"i*mal*ize, v. t. To reduce to a decimal system; as, to decimalize the currency. -- Dec`i*mal*i*za"tion, n.
Decimally
Decimally Dec"i*mal*ly, adv. By tens; by means of decimals.
Decimate
Decimate Dec"i*mate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decimated; p. pr. & vb. n. Decimating.] [L. decimatus, p. p. of decimare to decimate (in senses 1 & 2), fr. decimus tenth. See Decimal.] 1. To take the tenth part of; to tithe. --Johnson. 2. To select by lot and punish with death every tenth man of; as, to decimate a regiment as a punishment for mutiny. --Macaulay. 3. To destroy a considerable part of; as, to decimate an army in battle; to decimate a people by disease.
Decimated
Decimate Dec"i*mate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decimated; p. pr. & vb. n. Decimating.] [L. decimatus, p. p. of decimare to decimate (in senses 1 & 2), fr. decimus tenth. See Decimal.] 1. To take the tenth part of; to tithe. --Johnson. 2. To select by lot and punish with death every tenth man of; as, to decimate a regiment as a punishment for mutiny. --Macaulay. 3. To destroy a considerable part of; as, to decimate an army in battle; to decimate a people by disease.
Decimating
Decimate Dec"i*mate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decimated; p. pr. & vb. n. Decimating.] [L. decimatus, p. p. of decimare to decimate (in senses 1 & 2), fr. decimus tenth. See Decimal.] 1. To take the tenth part of; to tithe. --Johnson. 2. To select by lot and punish with death every tenth man of; as, to decimate a regiment as a punishment for mutiny. --Macaulay. 3. To destroy a considerable part of; as, to decimate an army in battle; to decimate a people by disease.
Decimator
Decimator Dec"i*ma`tor, n. [Cf. LL. decimator.] One who decimates. --South.
Decimosexto
Decimosexto Dec`i*mo*sex"to, n. [Prop., in sixteenth; fr. L. decimus tenth + sextus sixth.] A book consisting of sheets, each of which is folded into sixteen leaves; hence, indicating, more or less definitely, a size of book; -- usually written 16mo or 16[deg].
Decimosexto
Decimosexto Dec`i*mo*sex"to, a. Having sixteen leaves to a sheet; as, a decimosexto form, book, leaf, size.
Duodecimal
Duodecimal Du`o*dec"i*mal, a. [L. duodecim twelve. See Dozen.] Proceeding in computation by twelves; expressed in the scale of twelves. -- Du`o*dec"i*mal*ly, adv.
Duodecimal
Duodecimal Du`o*dec"i*mal, n. 1. A twelfth part; as, the duodecimals of an inch. 2. pl. (Arch.) A system of numbers, whose denominations rise in a scale of twelves, as of feet and inches. The system is used chiefly by artificers in computing the superficial and solid contents of their work.
Duodecimally
Duodecimal Du`o*dec"i*mal, a. [L. duodecim twelve. See Dozen.] Proceeding in computation by twelves; expressed in the scale of twelves. -- Du`o*dec"i*mal*ly, adv.
Duodecimfid
Duodecimfid Du`o*dec"im*fid, a. [L. duodecim twelve + findere to cleave.] Divided into twelve parts.
Duodecimo
Duodecimo Du*o*dec"i*mo, n.; pl. Duodecimos. A book consisting of sheets each of which is folded into twelve leaves; hence, indicating, more or less definitely, a size of a book; -- usually written 12mo or 12[deg].
Duodecimo
Duodecimo Du`o*dec"i*mo, a. [L. in duodecimo in twelfth, fr. duodecimus twelfth, fr. duodecim twelve. See Dozen.] Having twelve leaves to a sheet; as, a duodecimo from, book, leaf, size, etc.
Duodecimos
Duodecimo Du*o*dec"i*mo, n.; pl. Duodecimos. A book consisting of sheets each of which is folded into twelve leaves; hence, indicating, more or less definitely, a size of a book; -- usually written 12mo or 12[deg].
Octodecimo
Octodecimo Oc`todec"i*mo, a. [L. octodecim eighteen. See Octavo, Decimal, and -mo.] Having eighteen leaves to a sheet; as, an octodecimo form, book, leaf, size, etc.
Octodecimo
Octodecimo Oc`to*dec"i*mo, n.; pl. Octodecimos. A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into eighteen leaves; hence; indicating more or less definitely a size of book, whose sheets are so folded; -- usually written 18mo or 18[deg], and called eighteenmo.
Octodecimos
Octodecimo Oc`to*dec"i*mo, n.; pl. Octodecimos. A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into eighteen leaves; hence; indicating more or less definitely a size of book, whose sheets are so folded; -- usually written 18mo or 18[deg], and called eighteenmo.
recurring decimal
Decimal Dec"i*mal, n. A number expressed in the scale of tens; specifically, and almost exclusively, used as synonymous with a decimal fraction. Circulating, or Circulatory, decimal, a decimal fraction in which the same figure, or set of figures, is constantly repeated; as, 0.354354354; -- called also recurring decimal, repeating decimal, and repetend.
Recurring decimal
Recur Re*cur" (r?*k?r"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Recurred (-k?rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Recurring.] [L. recurrere; pref. re- re- + currere to run. See Current.] 1. To come back; to return again or repeatedly; to come again to mind. When any word has been used to signify an idea, the old idea will recur in the mind when the word is heard. --I. Watts. 2. To occur at a stated interval, or according to some regular rule; as, the fever will recur to-night. 3. To resort; to have recourse; to go for help. If, to avoid succession in eternal existence, they recur to the ``punctum stans' of the schools, they will thereby very little help us to a more positive idea of infinite duration. --Locke. Recurring decimal (Math.), a circulating decimal. See under Decimal. Recurring series (Math.), an algebraic series in which the coefficients of the several terms can be expressed by means of certain preceding coefficients and constants in one uniform manner.
repeating decimal
Decimal Dec"i*mal, n. A number expressed in the scale of tens; specifically, and almost exclusively, used as synonymous with a decimal fraction. Circulating, or Circulatory, decimal, a decimal fraction in which the same figure, or set of figures, is constantly repeated; as, 0.354354354; -- called also recurring decimal, repeating decimal, and repetend.

Meaning of Decim from wikipedia

- In cryptography, DECIM is a stream cypher algorithm designed by Come Berbain, Olivier Billet, Anne Canteaut, Nicolas Courtois, Blandine Debraize, Henri...
- be sent for reincarnation or banished into the void. The series follows Decim, the lone bartender of the bar where people who died at the same time are...
- Decim periodical cicadas is a term used to group three closely related species of periodical cicadas: Magicicada septendecim, Magicicada tredecim, and...
- Augustine", Cart 247, Decim Script col 1788, 1863. Canterbury. Anon: "Registry of the Monastery of St Augustine", Cart 325, Decim Script col 1921. Canterbury...
- Different species have different characteristic calling songs. The call of decim periodical cicadas is said to resemble someone calling "weeeee-whoa" or...
- *diece). It is possible that dieci comes from *decim, which analogically replaced decem based on the -decim ending; but it is also possible that the final...
- in 1758; these three species are often grouped together under the name decim periodical cicadas. Like other species included in its genus, M. tredicim...
- Retrieved 10 June 2011. "Reproductive character displacement in Magicicada -decim calling songs". Storrs, Connecticut: University of Connecticut. Archived...
- Salsa20/12 SOSEMANUK Candidates for Profile 2 (hardware) were: DECIM (DECIM v2 and DECIM-128) F-FCSR (F-FCSR-H v2 and F-FCSR-16) Grain (Grain v1 and Grain-128)...
- suggesting a zone of hybridization or introgression between 13-year and 17-year -decim po****tions. Then in 1998, scientists studying recordings of the chorus...