decimetre
See also: décimètre and deci-metre
English
Alternative forms
- (US) decimeter
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French décimètre, deci- + metre
Pronunciation
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Noun
decimetre (plural decimetres)
- (metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10−1 metres. Symbol: dm
- 1956, C. van Duijn, Diseases of Fishes, page 149:
- If the aquarium is placed where it receives insufficient daylight, artificial lighting by means of ordinary incandescent lamps should be employed. For good plant growth 2 decalumens of luminous flux per square decimetre of water surface […]
Synonyms
Translations
one-tenth of a metre
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