Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decameter

/ˈdɛkəˌmitɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-came-ter
IPA: /ˈdɛkəˌmitɚ/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

US spelling of decametre.

American usage

Etymology

Borrowed from French décamètre. Equivalent to deca- + meter.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Prefix: deca
Root: décamètre

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

decameters (plural)

Synonyms

dekameter decametre dekametre dam dkm

Questions

How do you pronounce decameter?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɛkəˌmitɚ/.
What does decameter mean?: US spelling of decametre.
Where does decameter come from?: It is traced to French.

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