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decimetre |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: decimetre n : a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter [syn: {decimeter}, {dm}]
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