decimetres
Metric length units
Decimetres is the plural of decimetre, a metric unit of length equal to one-tenth of a metre or about four inches.
The measurement appears occasionally in scientific contexts but rarely in everyday speech, where centimetres and metres dominate.
Spelled decimeters in American English.
Metric length units
- metresSI length units
- millimetresThousandths of a meter
- lengthMeasure of extent
- unitsStandard measures of quantity
ruler · scale · ten · conversion · increments · precision · distance · span
Facility for scientific investigation
- beakersOpen-mouthed laboratory vessels
- cylindersCircular-based solid shapes
- specimensRepresentative items for examination
- apparatusEquipment for a task
calculations · data · experiments · volumes · capacities · flasks · graduated · notation
centimetres
Metric length units
- metresSI length units
- millimetresThousandths of a meter
- lengthMeasure of extent
units · ruler · scale · ten · conversion · increments · precision · distance · span · width
laboratory
Facility for scientific investigation
- beakersOpen-mouthed laboratory vessels
- cylindersCircular-based solid shapes
- specimensRepresentative items for examination
apparatus · calculations · data · experiments · volumes · capacities · flasks · graduated · notation · SI
fabric
Woven or knit material
- shelvingHorizontal storage surfaces
- furnitureMovable room objects
- dimensionsMeasurable spatial extents
sizing · spacing · clearance · gaps · margins · cuts · lengths · widths · fitting · carpentry