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Definition of Decimetre
1. Noun. A metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter.
Generic synonyms: Metric Linear Unit
Terms within: Centimeter, Centimetre, Cm
Group relationships: M, Meter, Metre
Definition of Decimetre
1. Noun. (SI-unit deci metre length) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Decimetre
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Decimetre
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Decimetre
Literary usage of Decimetre
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elementary Treatise on Physics Experimental and Applied for the Use of by Adolphe Ganot (1890)
"What force would be necessary to support a cubic decimetre of platinum in ...
From the formula P = I'D the weight of a cubic decimetre of platinum is Ix ..."
2. Elementary Treatise on Natural Philosophy by Augustin Privat-Deschanel (1881)
"1 cubic decimetre = 61'0271 cubic inches. 1 cubic metre = 61027'! cubic inches,
... The Litre (used for liquids) is the same as the cubic decimetre, ..."
3. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1896)
"On the Weight of a Cubic decimetre of Water at its Maximum Density." By D.
MENDEL^EFF, For. Mem. RS Received October 16, 1895. The investigations of Sir ..."
4. A New Universal Gazetteer: Or Geographical Dictionary by Jedidiah Morse, Richard Cary Morse (1823)
"Millimetre .03937 TABLE XX. French measures on the new system. 1. Measures of
Length. Eng. inch. Centimetre .39371 decimetre ..."
5. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"There is probably no figure in chemical science more important than this one (00390
of a gramme) LINEAL CENTIMETRES 1 CUBIC decimetre, = 1 litre, ..."
6. A Complete Treatise on the Electro-deposition of Metals: Comprising Electro by Georg Langbein (1898)
"Suppose 50 grammes of silver are to be deposited upon i dozen of spoons, and the
most suitable current density is 0.2 ampere per square decimetre; ..."
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