decimeter
[ des-uh-mee-ter ]
/ ˈdɛs əˌmi tər /
noun
a unit of length equal to 1/10 (0.1) meter. Abbreviation: dm
Also
especially British,
dec·i·me·tre.
Words nearby decimeter
decimal point,
decimal system,
decimalize,
decimals,
decimate,
decimeter,
decimetre,
decimus,
decinormal,
decipher,
decision
Example sentences from the Web for decimeter
Five of them placed in a row will, of course, give the length of the decimeter; and two of them will weigh a decagram.
In the "Children's House" days they had the long stair rods which contain the meter and its decimeter subdivisions.
Montessori Elementary Materials |Maria MontessoriThey gird the body with belts interwoven from brass wire a decimeter or so in width.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 |VariousWe may estimate it at 1/3 or 1/4 of an ohm for polar surfaces one decimeter square, separated by a distance of five centimeters.