decimeter

[des-uh-mee-ter] /ˈdɛs əˌmi tər/
noun
1.
a unit of length equal to 1/10 (0.1) meter.
Abbreviation: dm.
Also, especially British, decimetre.
Origin
1800-10; < French décimètre. See deci-, meter1
Examples from the web for decimeter
  • These approaches provide geo-referenced lakebed measures at meter horizontal and decimeter vertical resolution.
  • The grids were further converted into decimeter integer grids to reduce size.
British Dictionary definitions for decimeter

decimetre

/ˈdɛsɪˌmiːtə/
noun
1.
one tenth of a metre dm
Derived Forms
decimetric (ˌdɛsɪˈmɛtrɪk) adjective
Word Origin and History for decimeter
n.

1809, from deci- + meter (n.2).