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Greek & Latins
Unit 15
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| non | nine |
| nov | nine |
| deci | ten |
| deca | ten |
| cent | hundred |
| November | the eleventh month of the year, formerly the ninth |
| nonagon | a nine-sided polygon |
| decade | a period of ten years |
| decimeter | one tenth of a meter; ten centimeters |
| decimal | based on the number 10 |
| century | a period of 100 years |
| percent | one part in a hundred; an amount that is equal to one one-hundredth of something |
| centigrade | relating to the temperature scale in which the boiling point of water is at 100 degrees and the freezing point of water is at 0 degrees |
| centurion | an officer in the ancient Roman army, which originally had one hundred men |
| centimeter | a length equal to 1/100 meter; ten millimeters |