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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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