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Greek & Latins
Unit 15
Term | Definition |
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non | nine |
nov | nine |
deci | ten |
deca | ten |
cent | hundred |
November | the eleventh month of the year, formerly the ninth |
nonagon | a nine-sided polygon |
decade | a period of ten years |
decimeter | one tenth of a meter; ten centimeters |
decimal | based on the number 10 |
century | a period of 100 years |
percent | one part in a hundred; an amount that is equal to one one-hundredth of something |
centigrade | relating to the temperature scale in which the boiling point of water is at 100 degrees and the freezing point of water is at 0 degrees |
centurion | an officer in the ancient Roman army, which originally had one hundred men |
centimeter | a length equal to 1/100 meter; ten millimeters |