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DEKAMETER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dekameter mean?
• DEKAMETER (noun)
The noun DEKAMETER has 1 sense:
1. a metric unit of length equal to ten meters
Familiarity information: DEKAMETER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A metric unit of length equal to ten meters
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
dam; decameter; decametre; dekameter; dekametre; dkm
Hypernyms ("dekameter" is a kind of...):
metric linear unit (a linear unit of distance in metric terms)
Meronyms (parts of "dekameter"):
m; meter; metre (the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards))
Holonyms ("dekameter" is a part of...):
hectometer; hectometre; hm (a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters)
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