decimeter

The definition of a decimeter is one tenth of a meter in length.

(noun)

An example of a decimeter is the length of about 4 inches.

See decimeter in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

one tenth of a meter (3.937 inches): abbrev. dm

Brit. sp. decimetre

Origin: Fr décimètre: see deci- & meter

See decimeter in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun Abbr. dm

A metric unit of length equal to one-tenth (10^-1) of a meter.

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