decimalize
verb/ˈdesɪməlaɪz/
/ˈdesɪməlaɪz/
(British English also decimalise)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they decimalize | /ˈdesɪməlaɪz/ /ˈdesɪməlaɪz/ |
| he / she / it decimalizes | /ˈdesɪməlaɪzɪz/ /ˈdesɪməlaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple decimalized | /ˈdesɪməlaɪzd/ /ˈdesɪməlaɪzd/ |
| past participle decimalized | /ˈdesɪməlaɪzd/ /ˈdesɪməlaɪzd/ |
| -ing form decimalizing | /ˈdesɪməlaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈdesɪməlaɪzɪŋ/ |
- decimalize something to change a system of coins or weights and measurements to a decimal systemCultureThe decimalization of the British currency to the present decimal system of 100 pence to the pound happened on 15 February 1971. Before that date, the pound was divided into 20 shillings with 12 pence in each shilling.
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- decimalize something to express an amount using the decimal system instead of the system it is already expressed in
- The question asks you to decimalize the fraction 78.
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