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decimeter
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Decimeter
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dec·i·me·ter
/
ˈdɛs
əˌmi
tər
/
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[
des
-
uh
-mee-ter
]
Show IPA
noun
a unit of length equal to
1
/
10
meter.
Abbreviation:
dm
Also,
especially British,
dec·i·me·tre.
Origin:
1800–10;
<
French
décimètre.
See
deci-
,
meter
1
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decimetre
or
decimeter
(ˈdɛsɪˌmiːtə)
—
n
dm
one tenth of a metre
decimeter
or
decimeter
—
n
decimetric
or
decimeter
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
decimeter
1809, from
deci-
+
meter
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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integer grids to reduce size.
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