Dictionary

decisecond en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɛsɪˌsɛkənd/ (UK)

Etymology

From deci- + second.

Meanings

1. An SI unit of time equal to 10⁻¹ seconds. Symbol: ds
   • Holonyms: second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day < week < megasecond < fortnight < month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond
   • sprunker: "ok ill delay the update by 67 years, 67 months, 67 days, 67 hours, 67 seconds, 67 deciseconds, 67 centiseconds, 67 milliseconds, 67 microseconds, 67 nanoseconds, 67 picoseconds, 67 femtoseconds, 67 attoseconds, 67 zeptoseconds, 67 yoctoseconds, 67 rontoseconds, 67 quectoseconds, and 67... plank ^([sic]) time????". 2025 October 7, baldigaming285, somesillysprunker, “can we all laugh at this guy”, in Reddit, archived from the original on 17 Feb 2026:
   • Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond

Forms

Relateds

mul:ds

Translations (13)

fr déciseconde (a unit of time equal to 10−1 seconds) · bg децисекунда (a unit of time equal to 10−1 seconds) · sk decisekunda (a unit of time equal to 10−1 seconds) · hu tizedmásodperc (a unit of time equal to 10−1 seconds) · hu deciszekundum (a unit of time equal to 10−1 seconds) · nl deciseconde (a unit of time equal to 10−1 seconds) · ca decisegon (a unit of time equal to 10−1 seconds) · sv decisekund (a unit of time equal to 10−1 seconds) · es decisegundo (a unit of time equal to 10−1 seconds) · gl decisegundo (a unit of time equal to 10−1 seconds) · pt decisegundo (a unit of time equal to 10−1 seconds) · pl decysekunda (a unit of time equal to 10−1 seconds) · ms desisaat (a unit of time equal to 10−1 seconds)

wikidata: Q3251645