decimetre


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decimetre

(ˈdɛsɪˌmiːtə) or

decimeter

n
(Units) one tenth of a metre. Symbol: dm
decimetric adj
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Noun1.decimetre - a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
metric linear unit - a linear unit of distance in metric terms
centimeter, centimetre, cm - a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter
m, meter, metre - the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
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Translations
عُشْر المِتْر
decimetr
decimeter
desimetri
deciméterdm
decimetras
decimetrs
decymetr
decimeter

decimetre

decimeter (US) [ˈdesɪˌmiːtəʳ] Ndecímetro m
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decimetre

(ˈdesimiːtə) (American decimeter (ˈdesimiːtər) ) noun
a unit of length equal to 10 centimetres (3.937 inches).
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No doubt Coun Dark, like the rest of us, learned at school that one metre equals ten decimetres, 100 centimetres and 1,000 millimetres.