Meaning of DECIMETER
| Pronunciation: | | 'desi`meetur
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| | Definition: | | [n] a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter |
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| | Synonyms: | | decimetre, dm |
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| | See Also: | | centimeter, centimetre, cm, m, meter, metre, metric linear unit | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Dec"i*me`ter\, Decimetre \Dec"i*me`tre\, n. [F.
d['e]cim[`e]tre; pref. d['e]ci- tenth (fr. L. decimus) +
m[`e]tre. See {Meter}.]
A measure of length in the metric system; one tenth of a
meter, equal to 3.937 inches.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | 3.973 inches, 10 cm, or 0.1 m. |
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