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decameter


Meanings
  • a unit of length equal to ten meters

    - "10 decameters is equal to 100 meters."

Synonyms

dam
Rhymes
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meter , meter-maid , decimeter , hectometer , kilometer , mile , milestone.
Variants
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decameter , decameters
Etymology
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derived from the Greek word 'deka' meaning ten, and 'metron' meaning measure.


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In literature, the term 'decameter' is often used metaphorically to represent a great length or extent. For example, in the novel 'War and Peace' by Leo Tolstoy, the character Pierre Bezukhov is described as having a 'decameter' long memory.

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