decuplet
nounEtymology From decuple (“multiply by ten”) + -et (“forming diminutives”).
› A group of ten, particularly
1
Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music A group of ten notes played in place of four or eight.
2
Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics A collection of spin-3/2 baryons described in the eightfold way.
3
One of a group of ten, particularly one of ten babies born to the same mother at one time.
- Synonyms
- decaplet
- Derived terms
- antidecuplet
- Related terms
- decuple, undecuplet, dodecuplet, decimate, decimal