1. decima - Noun
2. Decima - Proper noun
Decima
(Roman mythology) One of the three Fates, or Parcae, daughter of Jupiter and Justitia; the measurer of the thread of life. She is the Roman equivalent of Lachesis.
(generally obsolete) A tenth, particularly
A tithe or tax of one-tenth (now usually in historical Italian contexts).
(obsolete, music) A tenth: a note nine degrees of the scale above or below a given note (and thus ten degrees separate counting inclusively) or the interval between such notes.
(music) An organ stop a tenth above the normal 8-foot pitch.
decima (plural decimas)
(poetry) A 10-line verse or stanza, (chiefly) in the form of a song comprising an introductory verse followed by four such divisions.
He also commended to the Cardinal the Sienese bankers who had been working for Urban IV to raise funds for Charles of Anjou, and that he should transfer to them some 7,000 pounds Tournois from the decima of France. Source: Internet
He then suggested a system of sub-units, dividing successively by factors of ten into the centuria, decuria, virga, virgula, decima, centesima, and millesima. Source: Internet
Securing a 10th title in Paris – La Decima – further entrenches Nadal’s place as the greatest clay-courter in history. Source: Internet
“This final to win La Decima for me is very, very special,” Nadal said. Source: Internet
Pro, from the DECIMA ENGINE. Source: Internet