›› Measurement unit: decimetre

Full name: decimetre

Plural form: decimeters

Symbol: dm

Alternate spelling: decimetres

Category type: length

Scale factor: 0.1


›› SI unit: metre

The SI base unit for length is the metre.
1 metre 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 rod [survey]
decimetre to X unit
decimetre to roede
decimetre to Scots mile
decimetre to city block [South, West U.S.]
decimetre to fist
decimetre to ligne [Swiss]
decimetre to hand [non-equine]
decimetre to reed [Israel]


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