›› Measurement unit: decimetre

Full name: decimetre

Plural form: decimeters

Symbol: dm

Alternate spelling: decimetres

Category type: length

Scale factor: 0.1


›› SI unit: meter

The SI base unit for length is the meter.
1 meter is equal to 10 decimetre.


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›› Definition: Decimeter

A decimetre (US: decimeter; symbol: dm) is a measurement of length, measuring 10 centimetres or one-tenth of a metre.


›› Sample conversions: decimetre

decimetre to wah [Thailand]
decimetre to dekametre
decimetre to arshin [iran]
decimetre to rood
decimetre to mile [Scottish]
decimetre to pica
decimetre to cuerda
decimetre to league [nautical]
decimetre to centimetre
decimetre to cubit [Roman]


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