decametre
See also: décamètre and deca-metre
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from French décamètre. Equivalent to deca- + metre.
Pronunciation
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Noun
decametre (plural decametres)
- (metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 101 metres. Symbol: dam
- (prosody) A line in a poem having ten metrical feet.
- (prosody) A poetic metre in which each line has ten feet.
Synonyms
Translations
the length of 10 metres
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