decametre

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UK/ˈdɛkəmiːtə(ɹ)/

noun

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

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damdecameterdekameterdekametredkm
OriginFrench décamètre →
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Meanings

noundecametre (plural decametres)

plural decametres · alternative dekameter · alternative NIST · alternative decameter

  1. metrologyAn SI unit of length equal to 10¹ metres. Symbol: dam
  2. human sciencesA line in a poem having ten metrical feet.
  3. human sciencesA poetic metre in which each line has ten feet.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
dam

nouna metric unit of length equal to ten meters

Similar
decameterdekameterdekametredamdkm
Broader
metric linear unit
Also see
damdkm

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchdécamètre
  2. Englishdecametre

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

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Translations

Bengali ডেকামিটার
  • ডেকামিটার (ḍekamiṭar)the length of 10 metres
Catalan decàmetre
  • decàmetrethe length of 10 metres
Chinese Mandarin 十米, 公丈
  • 十米 (shímǐ)the length of 10 metres
  • 公丈 (gōngzhàng)the length of 10 metres
Dutch decameter
  • decameterthe length of 10 metres
Esperanto dekametro
  • dekametrothe length of 10 metres
Finnish dekametri
  • dekametrithe length of 10 metres
French décamètre
  • décamètrethe length of 10 metres
German Dekameter
  • Dekameterthe length of 10 metres
Greek δεκάμετρο
  • δεκάμετρο (dekámetro)the length of 10 metres
Hindi डेकामीटर
  • डेकामीटर (ḍekāmīṭar)the length of 10 metres
Italian decametro
  • decametrothe length of 10 metres
Japanese デカメートル
  • デカメートルthe length of 10 metres
Korean 데카미터
  • 데카미터 (dekamiteo)the length of 10 metres
Malay dekameter
  • dekameterthe length of 10 metres
Polish dekametr
  • dekametrthe length of 10 metres
Portuguese decâmetro
  • decâmetrothe length of 10 metres
Russian декаме́тр
  • декаме́тр (dekamétr)the length of 10 metres
Spanish decámetro
  • decámetrothe length of 10 metres
Swedish dekameter
  • dekameterthe length of 10 metres
Tagalog dekametro
  • dekametrothe length of 10 metres
Thai เดคาเมตร
  • เดคาเมตรthe length of 10 metres
Turkish dekametre
  • dekametrethe length of 10 metres
Vietnamese đêcamet, đê-ca-mét
  • đêcametthe length of 10 metres
  • đê-ca-métthe length of 10 metres
  • đề-ca-métthe length of 10 metres
Cite this entry
APA

decametre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decametre

MLA

“decametre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decametre. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decametre,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decametre.

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