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decade
noun
a
period
of
ten
consecutive
years
•
She
lived
in
the
city
for
over
a
decade
before
moving
back
home
.
She
lived
in
the
city
for
over
a
decade
before
moving
back
home
.
•
Smartphones
have
changed
dramatically
in
the
last
decade
.
Smartphones
have
changed
dramatically
in
the
last
decade
.
from
French
décennie
,
via
Latin
decem
“
ten
”
+
-ade
forming
a
group
of
ten
noun
in
Roman
Catholic
practice
,
a
group
of
ten
Hail
Mary
prayers
forming
one
section
of
the
Rosary
•
The
family
gathered
after
dinner
to
pray
one
decade
of
the
Rosary
together
.
The
family
gathered
after
dinner
to
pray
one
decade
of
the
Rosary
together
.
•
She
moved
her
fingers
to
the
next
bead
,
signaling
the
start
of
a
new
decade
.
She
moved
her
fingers
to
the
next
bead
,
signaling
the
start
of
a
new
decade
.
extension
of
the
meaning
“
group
of
ten
”
to
the
ten
Hail
Marys
in
a
Rosary
noun
in
science
and
engineering
,
a
ten-fold
increase
or
decrease
in
a
quantity
on
a
logarithmic
scale
•
The
filter
’
s
gain
drops
by
six
decibels
per
decade
of
frequency
.
The
filter
’
s
gain
drops
by
six
decibels
per
decade
of
frequency
.
•
A
change
from
1
kHz
to
10
kHz
represents
one
full
decade
.
A
change
from
1
kHz
to
10
kHz
represents
one
full
decade
.
scientific
extension
of
the
time-based
use
:
a
ten-unit
jump
on
a
logarithmic
scale
also
called
a
decade