decisecond

From deci- +‎ second.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛsɪˌsɛkənd/

decisecond (plural deciseconds)

2. (metrology) An SI unit of time equal to 10⁻¹ seconds. Symbol: ds

   Alternative form: ds (symbol)

   Holonyms: second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day < week < megasecond < fortnight < month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond

   Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond

• The centisecond, decisecond, decasecond, and hectosecond are almost never used in science, and their names are rarely found outside dictionaries and word lists.