decimetre

Meanings

• Noun

  A unit of length equal to one-tenth of a meter.

  - "The length of the table is 2 decimeters."
  - "The decimeter rule is used for measuring lengths in centimeter and decimeter units."

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Synonyms

decim , dm , ㍷

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Variants

List of all variants of decimetre that leads to same result
decimeter , decimeters

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Etymology

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Derived from the French word ‘décimer’, meaning ‘to cut into ten parts’.

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Trivia

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1. The decimeter is not a commonly used unit of measurement in everyday life. However, it is widely used in scientific and technical fields.

2. The smallest unit of length in the International System of Units (SI) is the meter. Decimeters, centimeters, and millimeters are subunits of the meter.

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Related Concepts

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1. Centimeter: A centimeter is a unit of length equal to one-hundredth of a meter. Decimeters and centimeters are related as 1 decimeter equals 10 centimeters.

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Culture

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The decimetre is a fundamental unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). It has applications in various fields such as physics, chemistry, engineering, and biology.

How to Memorize "decimetre"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a ruler marked with decimeter and centimeter divisions. Decimeters are the larger divisions, while centimeters are the smaller divisions.

2. associate
   

   - Associate decimeters with the concept of a tenth of a meter. Visualize a meter and mentally divide it into ten equal parts. Each part is a decimeter.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic ‘Deci-meter = Ten-centimeter’ to remember the relationship between decimeters and centimeters.

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