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Definition of Decimalized
1. decimalize [v] - See also: decimalize
Lexicographical Neighbors of Decimalized
Literary usage of Decimalized
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Conferences Held in Connection with the Special Loan Collection of by South Kensington Museum (1877)
"Sir Joseph Whit- worth's gauges, based upon the decimalized inch, are calculated
to maintain their position for many years, owing to the intrinsic ..."
2. The Scientific Works of C. William Siemens ...: A Collection of Papers and by Charles William Siemens (1889)
"It is to be regretted, I consider, that Sir Joseph Whitworth adopted as the unit
of measure, the decimalized inch, instead of employing the centimetre, ..."
3. Modern Ideas and Methods for School Teachers and Students in Training from a by John Eades (1922)
"Therefore, if we multiply the shillings by 5 and put the result in the tenths
and hundredths places, we have the money decimalized. Or it may be shown that ..."
4. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1858)
"and decimalized. Instead of escudos and reals the peso is the normal ... In 1851
the coinage was thoroughly decimalized with the same standard of fineness, ..."
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