decimalisation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌdɛsɪməlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree English decimal English -ise English decimalise Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English decimalisation From decimalise + -ation.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) Conversion to a decimal system.
In these days of decimalization and metrication it is a pity that SI units were not used as this will date a very useful little book prematurely.
1971 April 30, “Research by Experiment”, in Nature, volume 230, number 5296, →DOI, page 603:
- (uncountable, usually) Specifically, conversion of the currencies of the United Kingdom and Ireland in 1971 from pounds, shillings and pence to a decimal system in which one pound was worth 100 new pence (later renamed simply pence).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| decimalisations | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| decimalization | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
pre-decimalisation · predecimalisation