Advertisement
Advertisement
View synonyms for denary
denary
[ den-uh-ree, dee-nuh- ]
adjective
- containing ten; tenfold.
- proceeding by tens; decimal.
denary
/ ˈdiːnərɪ /
adjective
- calculated by tens; based on ten; decimal
- containing ten parts; tenfold
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Origin of denary1
C16: from Latin dēnārius containing ten; see denarius
Discover More
Example Sentences
Each one was worth a denary, which was a coin worth about a shilling, or a quarter of a dollar.
From Project Gutenberg
The numeration was in the denary scale, so that it did not agree absolutely with the notation.
From Project Gutenberg
But the system has never spread; and the word “dozen” itself is based on the denary scale.
From Project Gutenberg
The words eleven and twelve have been supposed to suggest etymologically a denary basis (see, however, Numeral).
From Project Gutenberg
There is no essential difference, however, between this and the denary basis.
From Project Gutenberg
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse