Number Prefix Words

• Numerical prefixes are prefixes

added to words to indicate a
numerical quantity or order.

Example: uni, bi, tri, cent etc.

By: Ranjulata Sahoo

 Numerical prefixes
• Prefixes can be combined with various
words to form new terms that convey
specific numerical meanings.

• Understanding number prefix words is

useful for expanding vocabulary and
grasping the meanings of complex terms
in fields like mathematics, science, and
linguistics.
  Mono/ Uni- (one)
 Bi- (two)
 Tri- (three)
 Quadri-(four)
Some common  Penta- (five)
numerical  Hexa- (six)
prefixes  Hepta- (seven)
include:  Octa- (eight)
 Cent – (a hundred)
 Semi – (half)
 Multi – (many)
  Unicorn
 Universe
Mono- / Uni-  Union (To make into one)
(one)
 Monocycle
 • Bicycle
• Binoculars
Bi- • Bilingual (written or spoken in two
(two)
languages)
 • Tricycle
• Triangle
Tri- • Tripod
(three)
• Triplet
 • quadricycle
Quadri- • quadrangle
(four)
 • Pentagon
Penta- • Pentagram
(five)
 • Hexagon

Hexa- • Hexameter
(Six) • Hexagram
 • Semicircle
• Semi-annual
Semi- • Semicolon
(half)
 • Multimedia (Using different forms of
media such as text, audio, video etc.)

• Multiple (indicates repetition, involvement

Multi- of several elements)
(many)
• Multipurpose (having many functions or
capabilities)
 • Centipede (Insect with many
legs)

• Century (period of 100

Cent- years.)
(a hundred)
• Centimeter (one hundredth
of a meter)
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