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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DECAMETER

n.[Gr. , ten and measure. ] A French measure of length, consisting of ten meters, and equal to 393 English inches, and 71 decimals.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DECAMETER; DECAMETRE

Dec "a *me `ter, Dec "a *me `tre, n. Etym: [F. décamètre; Gr. mètre. See Meter. ]

 

Defn: A measure of length in the metric system; ten meters, equal to about 393.7 inches.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

decameter

dec a me ter |ˈdekəˌmētər ˈdɛkəmidər |(also dekameter ) (abbr.: dam or dkm ) ▶noun a metric unit of length, equal to 10 meters. DERIVATIVES dec a met ric |ˌdekəˈmetrik |adjective

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

decameter

dec a me ter ｟英 ｠-tre /dékəmìːtə r /名詞 C デカメートル 〘長さの単位; 10メートル 〙.