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Decad

/ˈdɛkæd/

A group, set, or series of ten , particularly:

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noun
  1. 1

    A group, set, or series of ten , particularly:

    "a decade of soldiers"

  2. 2

    A set of resistors, capacitors, etc. connected so as to provide even increments between one and ten times a base electrical resistance.

  3. 3

    The interval between any two quantities having a ratio of 10 to 1.

    "There are decades between 1.8 and 18, between 25 and 250 and between 0.03 and 0.003."

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decadationnoun(music) The modification of a decad, typically to obtain a new series of consonant triads
heptadecadnoun(music) A group of seven decads arranged to produce twenty-four tones
decachordnounA musical instrument mentioned in the Psalms, having ten strings and thought to resemble a lute or psaltery.
duodecetnoun(music) A group of twelve musicians; a piece of music written for such a group
decetnoun(music) A group of ten musicians; a piece of music written for such a group
duodenenoun(music) A schematic group of twelve notes.
quindecimanoun(music) The interval of a fifteenth, a double octave.
undecetnoun(music) A group of eleven musicians; a piece of music written for such a group
decupletnounA group of ten, particularly
decimanoun(Roman mythology) One of the three Fates, or Parcae, daughter of Jupiter and Justitia; the measurer of the thread of life. She is the Roman equivalent of Lachesis.
triadnounA grouping of three.
tetrachordnoun(music) Any set of four different pitch classes.
dodecupletnoun(music) A group of twelve notes, typically to be played in place of eight.
decachordonnoun(music) Synonym of decachord.
tridiapasonnoun(music, historical) A triple octave, or twenty-second.
duodecaphonynounAlternative spelling of dodecaphony. [(music) Twelve-tone music, a form of composition using all twelve tones of the chromatic scale in such a way that they are equal, i.e. having no tonic, no dominant, no major key or minor keys, and no distinction between harmony and dissonance.]
zehnbeinnoun(mathematics, physics) Synonym of decad (group of ten)
dodecadnounA group or set of twelve.
dodecaphonismnoun(music) Synonym of dodecaphony.
undecupletnoun(music) A group of eleven notes, typically to be played in place of eight.

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