decimalisation

ˌdɛsɪməlaɪˈzeɪʃən

Definition

Definition of decimalisation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

general conversion

Rare

conversion to a decimal system

Rare

Decimalisation made calculations easier for everyone.

changeover

conversion

transformation

historical currency

Dated

conversion of UK and Ireland currencies in 1971

Dated

Decimalisation in 1971 changed the British currency system.

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Origin of decimalisation

Latin, decimus (tenth) + -alis (pertaining to)

Terms with decimalisation included in their meaning

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old money

UK currency

monetary system in UK before 1971 decimalisation

Examples of decimalisation in a sentence

Decimalisation simplified the currency exchange process.
Decimalisation simplified transactions in Ireland.
Many were confused by decimalisation initially.

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French:décimalisation, ...
German:Dezimalisierung, Währungsumstellung, ...
Italian:decimalizzazione, ...
Spanish:decimalización, conversión decimal, ...
Portuguese:decimalização, conversão decimal, ...
Chinese:十进制化, 货币十进制化, ...
Japanese:10進法化, 十進法化, ...
Arabic:تَحْويل إِلى النِظام العَشْري, العشرنة, ...
Hebrew:הַמָּרָה לְמַעֲרֶכֶת עֶשְׂרוֹנִית, דֵּקִימָלִיזַצְיָה, ...
Russian:десятичная система, десятизация, ...
Ukrainian:децималізація, десяткова система, ...
Hindi:दशमलवीकरण, ...
Bengali:দশমিকায়ন, ডেসিমালাইজেশন, ...
Catalan:decimalització, ...
Czech:decimalizace, přechod měny na desítkovou soustavu, ...
Danish:decimalisering, ...
Dutch:decimalisatie, decimale hervorming, ...
Greek:δεκαδικοποίηση, νομισματική μεταρρύθμιση, ...
Hungarian:decimalizáció, a pénzrendszer tizedes alapúvá alakítása, ...
Khmer:ការបម្លែងទៅប្រព័ន្ធទសភាគ, ការបម្លែងប្រព័ន្ធរូបិយប័ណ្ណចក្រភពអង់គ្លេស និងអៀរឡង់ទៅជាប្រព័ន្ធទសភាគនៅឆ្នាំ១៩៧១, ...
Korean:십진법 전환, 통화 십진화, ...
Persian:اعشاری‌سازی, ده‌دهی‌سازی, ...
Polish:przejście na system dziesiętny, decimalizacja, ...
Portuguese (BR):decimalização, ...
Romanian:decimalizare, convertire decimală, ...
Swedish:decimalisering, ...
Thai:การเปลี่ยนเป็นระบบทศนิยม, การทศนิยม, ...
Turkish:ondalık sistem, ondalık sisteme geçiş, ...
Vietnamese:chuyển đổi sang hệ thập phân, sự thập phân hóa, ...

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