decisecond

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UK/ˈdɛsɪˌsɛkənd/

noun

An SI unit of time equal to 10⁻¹ seconds. Symbol: ds

“Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond”

Scrabble 16

Meanings

noundecisecond (plural deciseconds)

plural deciseconds

  1. metrologyAn SI unit of time equal to 10⁻¹ seconds. Symbol: ds

    Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond

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    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

Origin

Translations

Bulgarian децисекунда
  • децисекунда (decisekunda)a unit of time equal to 10−1 seconds
Catalan decisegon
  • decisegona unit of time equal to 10−1 seconds
Dutch deciseconde
  • decisecondea unit of time equal to 10−1 seconds
French déciseconde
  • décisecondea unit of time equal to 10−1 seconds
Hungarian deciszekundum, tizedmásodperc
  • deciszekunduma unit of time equal to 10−1 seconds
  • tizedmásodperca unit of time equal to 10−1 seconds
Malay desisaat
  • desisaata unit of time equal to 10−1 seconds
Polish decysekunda
  • decysekundaa unit of time equal to 10−1 seconds
Portuguese decisegundo
  • decisegundoa unit of time equal to 10−1 seconds
Slovak decisekunda
  • decisekundaa unit of time equal to 10−1 seconds
Spanish decisegundo
  • decisegundoa unit of time equal to 10−1 seconds
Swedish decisekund
  • decisekunda unit of time equal to 10−1 seconds
Cite this entry
APA

decisecond. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decisecond

MLA

“decisecond.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decisecond. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decisecond,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decisecond.

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