Week 7 Vocabulary non/nov, deci/deca, cent

nonagon

• a seven-sided polygon

• a nine-sided polygon

• an eight-sided polygon

• a ten-sided polygon

centigrade

• A temperature scale where the boiling point of water is at 100 degrees and the freezing point is at 0 degrees.

• A temperature scale where the boiling point of water is at 212 degrees and the freezing point is at 32 degrees.

• A temperature scale used only in the United States.

• A temperature scale that measures temperature in Fahrenheit.

November

• the eleventh month of the year, formerly the ninth

• the first month of the year

• the seventh month of the year

• the twelfth month of the year

century

• period of 100 years

• a period of 50 years

• a period of 200 years

• a period of 10 years

decade

• a period of ten years

• a period of five years

• a period of twenty years

• a period of fifteen years

decimal

• based on the number 10

• based on the number 2

• based on the number 8

• based on the number 16

centurion

• an officer in the ancient Roman army, which originally had one hundred men.

• a type of ancient Roman weapon used in battle.

• a rank in the modern military equivalent to a captain.

• a Roman festival celebrating the harvest.

centimeter

• a length equal to 1/100 meter; ten millimeters

• a length equal to 1/10 meter; five millimeters

• a length equal to 1/1000 meter; one millimeter

• a length equal to 1/50 meter; two millimeters

decimeter

• one tenth of a meter; ten centimeters

• one hundredth of a meter; one centimeter

• one thousandth of a meter; one millimeter

• one fifth of a meter; twenty centimeters

percent

• one part in a hundred; an amount that is equal to one one-hundredth of something.

• a fraction that represents a part of a whole, typically expressed in terms of 100.

• a measurement of temperature in degrees Celsius.

• a term used to describe a complete absence of something.