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A metric unit of length equal to ten meters
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decametre
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WordNet
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n. a metric unit of length equal to ten meters [syn: decameter , dekameter , dekametre , dam , dkm ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A decametre or dekametre ( American spelling : dekameter , earlier decameter ; symbol dam , sometimes unofficially Dm or dkm ) is a very rarely used unit of length in the metric system , equal to ten metres . This measure is included in the SI mostly for ...
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n. (SI-unit deca metre length)
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Decameter \Dec"a*me`ter\, Decametre \Dec"a*me`tre\, n. [F. d['e]cam[`e]tre; Gr. de`ka ten + m[`e]tre. See Meter .] A measure of length in the metric system; ten meters, equal to about 393.7 inches.