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An SI unit of length equal to 10−1 metres. Symbol: dm
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: metrology
Examples
- Holonyms: metre < kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre
- Meronyms: picometre < nanometre < micrometre < millimetre < centimetre
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: decimeter, dm
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: metric linear unit
Borrowed from French décimètre. By surface analysis, deci- + metre.
Across languages
Translations
53 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
դեցիմետր
(decʻimetr)
— one-tenth of a metre
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Azerbaijani:
desimetr
— one-tenth of a metre
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Belarusian:
дэцыме́тр
(decymjétr)
— one-tenth of a metre
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Bengali:
দেসিমিটার
(deśimiṭar)
— one-tenth of a metre
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Catalan:
decímetre
— one-tenth of a metre
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Chinese Cantonese:
分米
— one-tenth of a metre
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Chinese Cantonese:
公寸
(gung1 cyun3)
— one-tenth of a metre
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Hakka Chinese:
分米
(fûn-mí)
— one-tenth of a metre
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Hakka Chinese:
公寸
(kûng-chhun)
— one-tenth of a metre
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Chinese:
分米
(hun-bí)
— one-tenth of a metre
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Chinese:
公寸
(kong-chhùn)
— one-tenth of a metre
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Chinese Mandarin:
分米
(fēnmǐ)
— one-tenth of a metre
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Chinese Mandarin:
公寸
(gōngcùn)
— one-tenth of a metre
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Czech:
decimetr
— one-tenth of a metre
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Esperanto:
decimetro
— one-tenth of a metre
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Finnish:
desimetri
— one-tenth of a metre
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French:
décimètre
— one-tenth of a metre
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Galician:
decímetro
— one-tenth of a metre
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Georgian:
დეციმეტრი
(decimeṭri)
— one-tenth of a metre
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German:
Dezimeter
— one-tenth of a metre
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Greek:
δεκατόμετρο
(dekatómetro)
— one-tenth of a metre
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Hebrew:
דצימטר
(detzimet'er)
— one-tenth of a metre
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Hindi:
डेसिमीटर
(ḍesimīṭar)
— one-tenth of a metre
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Hungarian:
deciméter
— one-tenth of a metre
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Icelandic:
desimetri
— one-tenth of a metre
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Ido:
decimetro
— one-tenth of a metre
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Ingrian:
detsimetra
— one-tenth of a metre
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Interlingua:
decimetro
— one-tenth of a metre
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Italian:
decimetro
— one-tenth of a metre
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Japanese:
デシメートル
(deshimētoru)
— one-tenth of a metre
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Kannada:
ದೆಸೀಮೀಟರು
(desīmīṭaru)
— one-tenth of a metre
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Khmer:
ឌេស៊ិមែត្រ
(desimaet)
— one-tenth of a metre
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Korean:
데시미터
(desimiteo)
— one-tenth of a metre
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Lao:
ເດຊີແມັດ
(dē sī mæt)
— one-tenth of a metre
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Latin:
decimetrus
— one-tenth of a metre
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Lü:
ᦵᦡᦌᦲᦶᦙᧆ
(ḋesiimaed)
— one-tenth of a metre
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Macedonian:
дециметар
(decimetar)
— one-tenth of a metre
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Malay:
desimeter
— one-tenth of a metre
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Persian:
دسیمتر
(desimetr)
— one-tenth of a metre
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Polish:
decymetr
— one-tenth of a metre
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Portuguese:
decímetro
— one-tenth of a metre
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Russian:
дециме́тр
(decimétr)
— one-tenth of a metre
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Shan:
ၻေသိမႅတ
— one-tenth of a metre
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Spanish:
decímetro
— one-tenth of a metre
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Swedish:
decimeter
— one-tenth of a metre
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Tagalog:
desimetro
— one-tenth of a metre
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Telugu:
డెసీమీటరు
(ḍesīmīṭaru)
— one-tenth of a metre
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Thai:
เดซิเมตร
— one-tenth of a metre
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Ukrainian:
дециме́тр
(decymétr)
— one-tenth of a metre
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Vietnamese:
đêximet
— one-tenth of a metre
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Vietnamese:
đêximét
— one-tenth of a metre
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Vietnamese:
đềximét
— one-tenth of a metre
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Vietnamese:
tấc
— one-tenth of a metre