See Also: deci-(medicine)
deci-(dictionary)
deci-(dictionary)

incalculable (iou) and deci- (iou)


incalculable (iou)



incalculable adjective. L18.
[from IN-3 + CALCULABLE.]
Of an amount or number too great for calculation. L18.
Lytton They say his wealth is incalculable. S. Morley His influence on David was incalculable.
Unable to be estimated or forecast. L18.
G. F. Chambers The incalculable number of meteor-streams that must exist in the solar system. Pall Mall Gazette The incalculable dangers of the 'narcotic' Remedies.
Of a person, disposition, etc.: unpredictable. L19.
George Eliot Anxiety about the beloved but incalculable son.
incalcula'bility noun L19.
incalculableness noun M19.
incalculably adverb E19.

deci- (iou)



deci- combining form.
[Abbreviation of Latin decimus tenth: see -I-.]
Used in names of units of measurement to denote a factor of one-tenth, as decibel, decigram, decilitre, decimetre, etc. Abbreviation d.