Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decametre

/ˈdɛkəmiːtə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-came-tre
IPA: /ˈdɛkəmiːtə(ɹ)/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An SI unit of length equal to 10¹ metres. Symbol: dam

noun

A line in a poem having ten metrical feet.

noun

A poetic metre in which each line has ten feet.

Etymology

Borrowed from French décamètre. By surface analysis, deca- + metre.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈdɛkəmiːtə(ɹ)/

Inflected Forms

decametres (plural) dekameter (alternative) NIST (alternative) decameter (alternative)

Synonyms

dam decameter dekameter dekametre dkm

Homonyms

dekameter

Questions

How do you pronounce decametre?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɛkəmiːtə(ɹ)/.
What does decametre mean?: An SI unit of length equal to 10¹ metres. Symbol: dam
Where does decametre come from?: Borrowed from French décamètre. By surface analysis, deca- + metre.

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