decimetre en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈdɛsɪmiːtəɹ/ (UK)
Etymology
Borrowed from French décimètre. By surface analysis, deci- + metre.
Meanings
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An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻¹ metres. Symbol: dm
Meronyms: picometre < nanometre < micrometre < millimetre < centimetre
Holonyms: metre < kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre
If the aquarium is placed where it receives insufficient daylight, artificial lighting by means of ordinary incandescent lamps should be employed. For good plant growth 2 decalumens of luminous flux per square decimetre of water surface […]
1956, C. van Duijn, Diseases of Fishes, page 149:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| decimeter | US, alternative | lexicographic | |
| dm | alternative | lexicographic | |
| decim | Abbr=Yes | alternative | lexicographic |
| decimetres | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| ㍷ | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (57)
fa-ira دِسیمِتْر (one-tenth of a metre) · te డెసీమీటరు (one-tenth of a metre) · cs decimetr (one-tenth of a metre) · ja デシメートル (one-tenth of a metre) · pl decymetr (one-tenth of a metre) · th เดซิเมตร (one-tenth of a metre) · mn дециметр (one-tenth of a metre) · ms desimeter (one-tenth of a metre) · hak 公寸 (one-tenth of a metre) · ko 데시미터 (one-tenth of a metre) · hi डेसिमीटर (one-tenth of a metre) · la decimetrus (one-tenth of a metre) · he דצימטר (one-tenth of a metre) · fr décimètre (one-tenth of a metre) · hak 分米 (one-tenth of a metre) · fi desimetri (one-tenth of a metre) · lo ເດຊີແມັດ (one-tenth of a metre) · hu deciméter (one-tenth of a metre) · sv decimeter (one-tenth of a metre) · hy դեցիմետր (one-tenth of a metre) · shn ၻေသိမႅတ (one-tenth of a metre) · yue 公寸 (one-tenth of a metre) · ru дециме́тр (one-tenth of a metre) · nan-hbl 分米 (one-tenth of a metre) · be дэцыме́тр (one-tenth of a metre) · eo decimetro (one-tenth of a metre) · ca decímetre (one-tenth of a metre) · kn ದೆಸೀಮೀಟರು (one-tenth of a metre) · yue 分米 (one-tenth of a metre) · it decimetro (one-tenth of a metre) · vi tấc (one-tenth of a metre) · tr desimetre (one-tenth of a metre) · vi đêximét (one-tenth of a metre) · nan-hbl 公寸 (one-tenth of a metre) · cmn 公寸 (one-tenth of a metre) · gl decímetro (one-tenth of a metre) · az desimetr (one-tenth of a metre) · cmn 分米 (one-tenth of a metre) · izh detsimetra (one-tenth of a metre) · ka დეციმეტრი (one-tenth of a metre) · fa-ira دِسیمِتْر (one-tenth of a metre) · ia decimetro (one-tenth of a metre) · khb ᦵᦡᦌᦲᦶᦙᧆ (one-tenth of a metre) · is desimetri (one-tenth of a metre) · mk дециметар (one-tenth of a metre) · vi đềximét (one-tenth of a metre) · uk дециме́тр (one-tenth of a metre) · mn ᠳ᠋ᠧᠼᠢᠮᠧᠲ᠋ᠷ (one-tenth of a metre) · io decimetro (one-tenth of a metre) · vi đêximet (one-tenth of a metre) · km ឌេស៊ិមែត្រ (one-tenth of a metre) · de Dezimeter (one-tenth of a metre) · es decímetro (one-tenth of a metre) · el δεκατόμετρο (one-tenth of a metre) · tl desimetro (one-tenth of a metre) · pt decímetro (one-tenth of a metre) · bn দেসিমিটার (one-tenth of a metre)