Meanings
suffix
- Used to form names of numerical bases (radixes).
ennea- (“nine”) + triges- (“thirty”) + -imal → enneatrigesimal (“base 39”)
1 more example
cento- (“one hundred”) + duo- (“two”) + dec- (“ten”) + -imal → centoduodecimal (“base 112”)
Origin
Rebracketing of decimal, as if it were from dec- + -imal.
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APA
-imal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-imal
MLA
“-imal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-imal. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-imal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-imal.
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