decimalize

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdɛsɪməlaɪz/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(des′ə mə līz′, des′mə-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
dec•i•mal•ize  (des′ə mə līz′, des′mə-),USA pronunciation v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. 
  1. Mathematicsto reduce to a decimal system.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] dec′i•mal•ise′. 
  • decimal + -ize 1855–60
dec′i•mal•i•za′tion, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
decimalize, decimalise /ˈdɛsɪməˌlaɪz/ vb
  1. to change (a system, number, etc) to the decimal system
ˌdecimaliˈzation, ˌdecimaliˈsation n

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