decimeter
noun[C]
US(UKdecimetre)us/ˈdes.ɪˌmiː.t̬ɚ/uk/ˈdes.ɪˌmiː.tər/(written abbreviationdm)aunitoflengthequalto 0.1 of ameter:
Thestonewassquareand only a decimeterthick.
- Concentration can beexpressedas thenumberofmolesof solute in oneliter(that is, onecubicdecimeter) ofsolution.
- Thefurthesttheclimbercouldfallat thispointis acoupleof decimeters below theclip.
- Planetaryscientistsdeterminethisrotationperiodbylookingatradiowaves(mostlyin the decimeterwavelengthrange).
- Welearnedwhat acentimeterwas and a decimeter and thevariousalternateformsofmeasurement.
Measurements of length & distance
- breadth
- decimetre
- fathom
- ft
- in
- kilometre
- km
- length
- linear
- micron
- mile
- mm
- mpg
- nautical mile
- scalar
- sq.
- square
- thick
- width
- yard