decimalisation

See also: décimalisation

English

Alternative forms

• decimalization

Etymology

From decimalise +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌdɛsɪməlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

decimalisation (usually uncountable, plural decimalisations)

1. Conversion to a decimal system.
   • 1971 April 30, “Research by Experiment”, in Nature, volume 230, number 5296, →DOI, page 603:

     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.

2. 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

• pre-decimalisation

Related terms

• decimal
• decimalise

See also

• Wikipedia article on decimalisation
• Decimal Day on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• old money

Anagrams

• medicalisation