decameters
Metric length measures
Decameters is the plural of decameter, a metric unit equal to ten meters or about 33 feet.
The unit sees little practical use, falling awkwardly between the familiar meter and the more useful hectometer or kilometer.
Most measurements at this scale simply use meters: The field is 50 meters long rather than five decameters.
Metric lengths, hundred meters each
- kilometersMetric distance units
- centimetersMetric length units
- millimetersMetric units, thousandths of meters
- decimetersTenth-of-a-meter units
SI · prefix · conversion · base unit · decimal · multiples · subdivisions · megameters
Measuring and charting terrain
- odometerVehicle distance recorder
- measuring tapeMarked flexible length-finder
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- gaugeStandard of measurement
precision · quantify · graduated · calibration · accuracy · calculation · distance marker · benchmark
Surfaced loop for races
- swimming poolBasin for aquatic recreation
- city blockUrban land parcel
- football fieldRectangular playing surface for American sport
- bridge spanDistance between piers
hectometers
Metric lengths, hundred meters each
- kilometersMetric distance units
- centimetersMetric length units
- millimetersMetric units, thousandths of meters
decimeters · SI · prefix · conversion · base unit · decimal · multiples · subdivisions · megameters · nanometers
surveying
Measuring and charting terrain
- odometerVehicle distance recorder
- measuring tapeMarked flexible length-finder
- scaleMeasure of relative size
gauge · precision · quantify · graduated · calibration · accuracy · calculation · distance marker · benchmark · reference point
athletics track
Surfaced loop for races
- swimming poolBasin for aquatic recreation
- city blockUrban land parcel
- football fieldRectangular playing surface for American sport
bridge span · lot size · warehouse · stadium · urban planning
decametersnanometers
Billionths of meters
micrometers · millimeters · centimeters · kilometers · megameters