decimeter

American  

[des-uh-mee-ter] / ˈdɛs əˌmi tər /

especially British, decimetre

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of decimeter

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

Example Sentences

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

From Harper's Young People, April 13, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various

The number is written on the upper left corner and the pamphlets are arranged either in pamphlet cases with the books on the same subject or on special shelves divided every decimeter by perpendicular sections.

From A Classification and Subject Index for Cataloguing and Arranging the Books and Pamphlets of a Library by Dewey, Melvil

Examine a liter measure, in the form of a cube,—cubic decimeter, —and a cubic centimeter.

From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Williams, Rufus Phillips

But the distance corresponding to 400,000 wave lengths is roughly a decimeter, and this cannot be determined or reproduced more accurately than say to one part in 500,000.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 633, February 18, 1888 by Various

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

From Reading Made Easy for Foreigners - Third Reader by Hülshof, John L.