decimeter

[ des-uh-mee-ter ]

noun

1. a unit of length equal to 1/10 (0.1) meter. : dm

Word History and Origins

Origin of decimeter¹

From the French word décimètre, dating back to 1800–10. See deci-, meter ¹

Example Sentences

In the "Children's House" days they had the long stair rods which contain the meter and its decimeter subdivisions.

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Five of them placed in a row will, of course, give the length of the decimeter; and two of them will weigh a decagram.

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As the litre is a cubic decimeter, the key to the measure of length is also the key to measures of capacity.

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The intermediate standard decimeter, lm (Fig. 2), is put in place of the mirror, b.

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We may estimate it at 1/3 or 1/4 of an ohm for polar surfaces one decimeter square, separated by a distance of five centimeters.

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