📖 Definitions of "Decameter"
noun
- 1
An SI unit of length equal to 10-1 metres. Symbol: dam
- 2
A line in a poem having ten metrical feet.
- 3
A poetic metre in which each line has ten feet.
🔄 Synonyms of "Decameter"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| damnoun | A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding. |
| decametrenoun | (metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10¹ metres. Symbol: dam |
| dekametrenoun | Alternative form of decametre. [(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10¹ metres. Symbol: dam] |
| dekameternoun | Alternative form of decametre. [(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10¹ metres. Symbol: dam] |
| dkm | (military, nautical, World War II, initialism) A ship prefix used for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Decameter"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| decametrenoun | (metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10¹ metres. Symbol: dam |
| dkm | (military, nautical, World War II, initialism) A ship prefix used for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. |
| damnoun | A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding. |
| dekametrenoun | Alternative form of decametre. [(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10¹ metres. Symbol: dam] |
| dekameternoun | Alternative form of decametre. [(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10¹ metres. Symbol: dam] |
| decimeternoun | US spelling of decimetre. [(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻¹ metres. Symbol: dm] |
| decimetrenoun | (metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻¹ metres. Symbol: dm |
| terameternoun | US spelling of terametre. [(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10¹² metres. Symbol: Tm] |
| hectometernoun | US spelling of hectometre. [(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 100 metres. Symbol: hm] |
| petameternoun | US spelling of petametre. [(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10¹⁵ metres. Symbol: Pm] |
| centimetrenoun | (metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻² metres. Symbol: cm |
| decanometernoun | Alternative form of decanometre. [A unit of length equal to 10 nanometres] |
| petametrenoun | (metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10¹⁵ metres. Symbol: Pm |
| yoctometernoun | US spelling of yoctometre. [(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻²⁴ metres. Symbol: ym] |
| decanometrenoun | A unit of length equal to 10 nanometres |
| tenthmeternoun | (physics, archaic) A unit for the measurement, such that 10¹⁰ of these units make one meter; the ten millionth part of a millimeter or a tenth of a nanometre. |
| decimnoun | (uncommon) A decimeter. |
| attometernoun | US spelling of attometre. [(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻¹⁸ metres. Symbol: am] |
| terametrenoun | (metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10¹² metres. Symbol: Tm |
| linear meternoun | (American spelling) A standard unit of length, symbol m, equal to one meter in length. |
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