DECAMETRE

decameter, dekameter, decametre, dekametre, dam, dkm

(noun) a metric unit of length equal to ten meters

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

decametre (plural decametres)

An SI unit of length equal to 101 metres.

(prosody) A line in a poem having ten metrical feet.

(prosody) A poetic metre in which each line has ten feet.

Synonyms

• dam

Anagrams

• decameter

Source: Wiktionary


Dec"a*me`ter, Dec"a*me`tre, n. Etym: [F. décamètre; Gr. mètre. See Meter.]

Definition: A measure of length in the metric system; ten meters, equal to about 393.7 inches.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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