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

Metric Lengths.--10 millimeters 1 centimeter, 10 centimeters 1 decimeter, 10 decimeters 1 meter, 10 meters 1 dekameter, 10 dekameters 1 hektometer, 10 hektometers 1 kilometer.

From The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference by Triemens, Joseph

Before they started, Professor Rosette requested that one of the men might be ordered to cut him a cubic decimeter out of the solid substance of Gallia.

From Off on a Comet! a Journey through Planetary Space by Verne, Jules

Of this rock here is a solid decimeter; let us get at its weight, and we shall have the key which will unlock the problem of the whole weight of Gallia.

From Off on a Comet! a Journey through Planetary Space by Verne, Jules

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 unit adopted for square measure was the are, equal to 100 square meters; for solid measure, the stère, equal to one cubic meter; and for measure of capacity, the litre, a cubic decimeter.

From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 437 Volume 17, New Series, May 15, 1852 by Chambers, William