Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decimetre

/ˈdɛsɪmiːtəɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: decime-tre
IPA: /ˈdɛsɪmiːtəɹ/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻¹ metres. Symbol: dm

Example Sentences

"Holonyms: metre < kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre"
"Meronyms: picometre < nanometre < micrometre < millimetre < centimetre"
"If the aquarium is placed where it receives insufficient daylight, artificial lighting by means of ordinary incandescent lamps should be employed. For good plant growth 2 decalumens of luminous flux per square decimetre of water surface […]"

Etymology

Borrowed from French décimètre. By surface analysis, deci- + metre.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈdɛsɪmiːtəɹ/

Inflected Forms

decimetres (plural) decimeter (alternative, US) dm (alternative) ㍷ (alternative) decim (alternative, abbreviation)

Phrases

cubic decimetre

Synonyms

decimeter dm

Questions

How do you pronounce decimetre?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɛsɪmiːtəɹ/.
What does decimetre mean?: An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻¹ metres. Symbol: dm
Where does decimetre come from?: Borrowed from French décimètre. By surface analysis, deci- + metre.

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