decimetre
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decimetre
- /ˈdɛsɪmiːtəɹ/ UK
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French décimètre. By surface analysis, deci- + metre.
noun decimetres · decimeter · dm · ㍷ · decim
- An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻¹ metres. Symbol: dm Holonyms: metre < kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre
Translations
Every language
noun one-tenth of a metre
| Español | decímetro |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 데시미터 desimiteo |
| 日本語 | デシメートル deshimētoru |
| 中文 | 分米 fēnmǐ, 公寸 gōngcùn |
| हिन्दी | डेसिमीटर ḍesimīṭar |
| Português | decímetro |
| Français | décimètre |
| Deutsch | Dezimeter |
| Italiano | decimetro |
| Ελληνικά | δεκατόμετρο dekatómetro |
| Русский | дециме́тр decimétr |
| Tiếng Việt | đêximet, đêximét, đềximét, tấc |
| עברית | דצימטר detzimet'er |
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