Hypertext Webster Gateway: "decimetre"
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) 1.7 (wn)
decimetre
n : a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter [syn:
{decimeter}, {dm}]
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