decimetre

/ˈdɛsɪmiːtəɹ/

decimetre means an SI unit of length equal to 10⁻¹ metres. Symbol: dm. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 83 out of 100.

decimetre is pronounced /ˈdɛsɪmiːtəɹ/.

Etymology

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

noun

An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻¹ metres. Symbol: dm“Holonyms: metre < kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre”

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Sound-alikes

dosimeter decimeter dasymeter

Near rhymes

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