n. (US liter) metric unit of capacity, equal to 0.1 litre. decimal desim(a)1/ adj. 1 (of a system of numbers, weights, measures, etc.) based on the number ten. 2 of tenths or ten; reckoning or proceeding by tens. n. decimal fraction. [Latin decem ten] decimal fraction n. fraction expressed in tenths, hundredths, etc., esp. by units to the right of the decimal point (e.g. 0.61).
