Decimetre

//ˈdɛsɪmiːtəɹ// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻¹ metres. Symbol: dm

    "Holonyms: metre < kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre"

  2. 2
    a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from French décimètre. By surface analysis, deci- + metre.

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