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dekameter

dekameter

7.9
A unit of length equal to ten meters
  • noun
  • /ˈdɛkəˌmiːtər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : decámetro
  • One dekameter equals ten meters.

Examples

  • The field measured exactly three dekameters in length.

  • Scientists sometimes use dekameters to describe the dimensions of geographical features.

  • One dekameter is equal to ten meters, making conversion simple.

  • The distance from the school to the park is 2 dekameters.

  • The field measured exactly three dekameters in length.

  • Scientists sometimes use dekameters to describe the dimensions of geographical features.

  • One dekameter is equal to ten meters, making conversion simple.

Synonyms

dam
vsdekameter
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A unit of length equal to ten metres

is the full word form rather than an abbreviation
dekametre
vsdekameter
  • UK
8.1

A unit of length equal to ten metres

is the same but uses American er ending in spelling
decameter
vsdekameter
  • Specialized
6.8

A unit of length that is ten meters long

is spelled with k rather than c

Surface Forms

dekameter singular
dekameters plural
dekametres plural
dekametre singular

Morphology

dekameter = meter (transparent) = deka + meter

The meaning is directly compositional: 'deka-' means ten and 'meter' is the length unit, so the word means ten meters.

Etymology

Dekameter comes from the Greek parts deka ('ten') and meter ('measure'), like in decade ('ten years') and centimeter ('one hundredth of a meter'). So a dekameter is simply a length of ten meters.