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Ampere :: Ampere (n.) The unit of electric current; -- defined by the International Electrical Congress in 1893 and by U. S. Statute as, one tenth of the unit of current of the C. G. S. system of electro-magnetic units, or the practical equivalent of the unvarying current which, when passed through a standard solution of nitrate of silver in water, deposits silver at the rate of 0.001118 grams per second. Called also the international ampere..

Mace :: Mace (n.) A money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael; also, a weight of 57.98 grains..

Decimate :: Decimate (v. t.) To select by lot and punish with death every tenth man of; as, to decimate a regiment as a punishment for mutiny..

Ninth :: Ninth (a.) Following the eight and preceding the tenth; coming after eight others.

Sixteenth :: Sixteenth (n.) The next in order after the fifteenth; the sixth after the tenth.

Decigramme :: Decigramme (n.) A weight in the metric system; one tenth of a gram, equal to 1.5432 grains avoirdupois..

Tenth :: Tenth (a.) Constituting or being one of ten equal parts into which anything is divided.

Tithe :: Tithe (a.) Tenth.

Eleventh :: Eleventh (a.) Next after the tenth; as, the eleventh chapter..

Decilitre :: Decilitre (n.) A measure of capacity or volume in the metric system; one tenth of a liter, equal to 6.1022 cubic inches, or 3.38 fluid ounces..

Decimate :: Decimate (v. t.) To take the tenth part of; to tithe.

Decuman :: Decuman (a.) Large; chief; -- applied to an extraordinary billow, supposed by some to be every tenth in order. [R.] Also used substantively..

Hectolitre :: Hectolitre (n.) A measure of liquids, containing a hundred liters; equal to a tenth of a cubic meter, nearly 26/ gallons of wine measure, or 22.0097 imperial gallons. As a dry measure, it contains ten decaliters, or about 2/ Winchester bushels..

Mill :: Mill (n.) A money of account of the United States, having the value of the tenth of a cent, or the thousandth of a dollar..

Tithe :: Tithe (n.) A tenth; the tenth part of anything; specifically, the tenthpart of the increase arising from the profits of land and stock, allotted to the clergy for their support, as in England, or devoted to religious or charitable uses. Almost all the tithes of England and Wales are commuted by law into rent charges..

Decennial :: Decennial (n.) A tenth year or tenth anniversary.

Messidor :: Messidor (n.) The tenth month of the French republican calendar dating from September 22, 1792. It began June 19, and ended July 18. See VendEmiaire..

Sawfly :: Sawfly (n.) Any one of numerous species of hymenopterous insects belonging to the family Tenthredinidae. The female usually has an ovipositor containing a pair of sawlike organs with which she makes incisions in the leaves or stems of plants in which to lay the eggs. The larvae resemble those of Lepidoptera.

Fine :: Fine (superl.) Having (such) a proportion of pure metal in its composition; as, coins nine tenths fine..

Viking :: Viking (n.) One belonging to the pirate crews from among the Northmen, who plundered the coasts of Europe in the eighth, ninth, and tenth centuries..

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