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dec·i·me·ter
/
ˈdɛs
əˌmi
tər
/
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des
-
uh
-mee-ter
]
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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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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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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
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Word Origin & History
decimeter
1809, from
deci-
+
meter
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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