decimetre

/ ˌdɛsɪˈmɛtrɪk; ˈdɛsɪˌmiːtə /

noun

1. one tenth of a metre dm

Derived Forms

• decimetric, adjective

Example Sentences

Decimetre, des′i-mē-tėr, n. a measure of length equal to 1⁄10 metre.

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The litre is equal to a cubic decimetre.

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These bombs must have flowed out with the lava, for they are found through its whole course, and they were certainly not ejected from the crater; for not only are they found on the lava exclusively, but masses so enormous were not thrown up from the craters during the eruption; those lying on the cone near the craters seldom exceed a decimetre in diameter.

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The length of the index is about one decimetre.

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It is not necessary to send large samples of the characteristics which distinguish them as regards their interior structure and especially for the dicotyledonous woods with concentric layers; it is best, on the contrary, to break them neatly with the hammer and to reduce them about 1 decimetre cube.

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