5 definitions found for decimeter

Decimeter DECIM'ETER, n. A French measure of length equal to the tenth part of a meter, or 3 inches and 93710 decimals.

decimeter n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter [syn: decimeter, decimetre, dm]

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decimeter noun Etymology: French décimètre, from déci- deci- + mètre meter Date: 1809 — see metric system table

Decimeter Dec"i*me`ter, Decimetre Dec"i*me`tre, n. [F. d['e]cim[`e]tre; pref. d['e]ci- tenth (fr. L. decimus) + m[`e]tre. See Meter.] A measure of length in the metric system; one tenth of a meter, equal to 3.937 inches.