decimalisation
nounUK /ˌdɛsɪməlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
Etymology From decimalise + -ation.
1
Usually Conversion to a decimal system.
- In these days of decimalization and metrication it is a pity that SI units were not used as this will date a very useful little book prematurely.1971 April 30, “Research by Experiment”, in Nature, volume 230, number 5296, →DOI, page 603:
2
Usually Specifically, conversion of the currencies of the United Kingdom and Ireland in 1971 from pounds, shillings and pence to a decimal system in which one pound was worth 100 new pence (later renamed simply pence).
- Derived terms
- predecimalisation, pre-decimalisation
- Related terms
- decimal, decimalise, old money