Meanings
noundecimalisation (usually uncountable, plural decimalisations)
plural decimalisations · alternative decimalization
- uncountableusuallyConversion 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 - uncountableusuallySpecifically, 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).
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Englishdecimal
- Englishdecimalise
- Englishdecimalisation
From decimalise + -ation.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with decimalisation
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APA
decimalisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decimalisation
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“decimalisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decimalisation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decimalisation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decimalisation.
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