decimeter
[ des-uh-mee-ter ]
noun
a unit of length equal to 1/10 (0.1) meter. Abbreviation: dm
Origin of decimeter
1- Also especially British, dec·i·me·tre .
Words Nearby decimeter
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How to use decimeter in a sentence
In the "Children's House" days they had the long stair rods which contain the meter and its decimeter subdivisions.
Montessori Elementary Materials | Maria MontessoriFive of them placed in a row will, of course, give the length of the decimeter; and two of them will weigh a decagram.
Harper's Young People, April 13, 1880 | VariousAs the litre is a cubic decimeter, the key to the measure of length is also the key to measures of capacity.
Harper's Young People, April 13, 1880 | VariousThe intermediate standard decimeter, lm (Fig. 2), is put in place of the mirror, b.
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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