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- [des-uh-mee-ter]
- /ˈdɛs əˌmi tər/
- /ˈdɛsɪˌmiːtə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [des-uh-mee-ter]
- /ˈdɛs əˌmi tər/
Definitions of decimeter word
- noun decimeter one tenth of a meter (3.937 inches) 3
- noun decimeter a unit of length equal to 1/10 (0.1) meter. Abbreviation: dm. 1
- noun decimeter A metric unit of length, equal to one tenth of a meter. 1
- noun decimeter US spelling of decimetre. 0
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Origin of decimeter
First appearance:
before 1800 One of the 42% newest English words
From the French word décimètre, dating back to 1800-10. See deci-, meter1
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Parts of speech for Decimeter
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
decimeter popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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