decimetre
Tenth of meter
A decimetre is one-tenth of a metre, or about four inches.
The unit appears mainly in scientific and educational contexts; everyday measurements tend to use centimetres or metres instead.
Also spelled decimeter.
One who governs
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- lengthMeasure of extent
- widthDistance across something
- heightVertical extent upward
depth · dimension · size · proportion · distance · span · gauge · graduation
Adjustable-jaw measuring device
- rulerOne who governs
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
- accuracyDegree of correctness
measurement · exactness · fineness · resolution · tolerance · calibration · metrology · specification
One who governs
- textbookAcademic subject manual
- geometryScience of spatial relationships
- mathematicsScience of quantity and structure
- conversionAct of changing states
units · curriculum · diagram · lesson · worksheet · scale drawing · classroom
International system of measurement
- decametreTen-meter length unit
- litreMetric liquid volume
- conversionAct of changing states
- prefixRoot-modifying front element
ruler
One who governs
height · depth · dimension · size · proportion · distance · span · gauge · graduation · marking
calipers
Adjustable-jaw measuring device
- rulerOne who governs
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
accuracy · measurement · exactness · fineness · resolution · tolerance · calibration · metrology · specification · engineering drawing
ruler
One who governs
- textbookAcademic subject manual
- geometryScience of spatial relationships
- mathematicsScience of quantity and structure
conversion · units · curriculum · diagram · lesson · worksheet · scale drawing · classroom
SI units
International system of measurement
- decametreTen-meter length unit
- litreMetric liquid volume
- conversionAct of changing states
- metre wordsnanometre, micrometre, picometre, mm, cm
decimetrekilometre
Thousand meters
light-year · millimetre · micrometre · nanometre · picometre