DECIMETER
Dictionary entry overview: What does decimeter mean? • DECIMETER (noun)
The noun DECIMETER has 1 sense:
1. a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
Familiarity information: DECIMETER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DECIMETER (noun)
Meaning:
A metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
decimeter; decimetre; dm
Hypernyms ("decimeter" is a kind of...):
metric linear unit (a linear unit of distance in metric terms)
Meronyms (parts of "decimeter"):
centimeter; centimetre; cm (a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter)
Holonyms ("decimeter" is a part of...):
m; meter; metre (the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards))
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