decimalisation
UK/ˌdɛsɪməlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
decimalisation noun: conversion to a decimal system.
Noun
decimalisation (usually uncountable, plural decimalisations)
- Conversion 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
- Specifically, 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).
Forms of decimalisation
| plural | decimalisations |
|---|---|
| alternative form | decimalization |
Origin of decimalisation
From decimalise + -ation.
Words formed from decimalisation
Words that rhyme with decimalisation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about decimalisation
- What does decimalisation mean?
- Decimalisation means conversion to a decimal system.
- What part of speech is decimalisation?
- Decimalisation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce decimalisation?
- Decimalisation is pronounced /ˌdɛsɪməlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of decimalisation?
- The plural of decimalisation is decimalisations.
Words near decimalisation in the dictionary
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