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A metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
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decimetre
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The decimetre (British English) or decimeter ( American English ); SI symbol dm ) is a unit of length in the metric system , equal to one tenth of a metre (the International System of Units base unit of length), ten centimetres or 1/0.254 (approximately ...
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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.
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n. a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter [syn: decimeter , dm ]
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n. (SI-unit deci metre length)