Etymology

decimetre

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Today it means: An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻¹ metres. Symbol: dm Full definition →

French décimètre
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  1. French · borrowed fromdécimètre
  2. English todaydecimetre

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

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