Decuple
(Dec"u*ple), n. A number ten times repeated. [R.]
Decuple
(Dec"u*ple), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decupled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Decupling ] To make tenfold; to
multiply by ten. [R.]
Decurion
(De*cu"ri*on) n. [L. decurio, decurionis, fr. decuria a squad of ten, fr. decem ten.] (Rom.
Antiq.) A head or chief over ten; especially, an officer who commanded a division of ten soldiers.
Decurionate
(De*cu"ri*on*ate) n. [L. decurionatus, fr. decurio.] The office of a decurion.
Decurrence
(De*cur"rence) n. The act of running down; a lapse. [R.] Gauden.
Decurrent
(De*cur"rent) a. [L. decurrens, -entis, p. pr. of decurrere to run down; de- + currere to
run: cf. F. décurrent.] (Bot.) Extending downward; — said of a leaf whose base extends downward and
forms a wing along the stem. — De*cur"rent*ly, adv.
Decursion
(De*cur"sion) n. [L. decursio, fr. decurrere. See Decurrent.] A flowing; also, a hostile
incursion. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.
Decursive
(De*cur"sive) a. [Cf. F. décursif. See Decurrent.] Running down; decurrent.
Decursively
(De*cur"sive*ly), adv. In a decursive manner.
Decursively pinnate (Bot.), having the leaflets decurrent, or running along the petiole; — said of a leaf.
Decurt
(De*curt") v. t. [L. decurtare; de- + curtare.] To cut short; to curtail. [Obs.] Bale.
