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decaplet

decaplet is the alternative form of decuplet.

Meaning of decuplet

Noun

decuplet (plural decuplets)

  1. A group of ten notes played in place of four or eight.
  2. A collection of spin-3/2 baryons described in the eightfold way.
  3. One of a group of ten, particularly one of ten babies born to the same mother at one time.

Forms of decaplet

pluraldecaplets

Origin of decaplet

From deca- (“ten”) + -ple (“multiply”) + -et (diminutive suffix); in ignorance of existence of decuplet.

Questions about decaplet

What is decaplet the alternative form of?
Decaplet is the alternative form of decuplet.

Words near decaplet in the dictionary

  1. decapitations
  2. decapitator
  3. decapitators
  4. decapitee
  5. decapitees
  6. decaplet
  7. decaplets
  8. decaploid
  9. decaploidy
  10. decapod
  11. decapodal

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Adapted from Wiktionary: decaplet (page history and authors); decuplet (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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