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decuplet

decuplet noun: a group of ten notes played in place of four or eight.

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.

decuplet meaning in Kannada

decuplet in Kannada

ದಶಕ

Synonyms of decuplet

Forms of decuplet

pluraldecuplets

Origin of decuplet

From decuple (“multiply by ten”) + -et (“forming diminutives”).

Words formed from decuplet

Questions about decuplet

What does decuplet mean?
Decuplet means a group of ten notes played in place of four or eight.
What is decuplet in Kannada?
Decuplet in Kannada is ದಶಕ. See Decuplet meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is decuplet?
Decuplet is a noun.
What is the plural of decuplet?
The plural of decuplet is decuplets.

Words near decuplet in the dictionary

  1. decunting
  2. decunts
  3. decuple
  4. decupled
  5. decuples
  6. decuplet
  7. decuplets
  8. decupling
  9. decuply
  10. decurdling
  11. decuria

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