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dec•i•me•ter
(des′ə mē′tər),USA pronunciation n.
- a unit of length equal to 1⁄10 meter. Abbr.: dm Also,[esp. Brit.,] dec′i•me′tre.
- French décimètre. See deci-, meter1
- 1800–10
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