Thedecimetre(ordecimeterinAmerican English;symbol:dm), is a unit of length in theInternational System of Units,equal to one tenth of ametre,tencentimetres,one hundredmillimetres,and 3.937 inches.[1]
| Decimetre | |
|---|---|
 A standardCDis 120 millimetres (1.2 decimetres) in diameter. | |
| General information | |
| Unit system | SI |
| Unit of | length |
| Symbol | dm |
| Conversions | |
| 1 dmin... | ... is equal to... |
| SI base units | 0.1m |
| imperial/USunits | 0.32808ft 3.9370in |
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The common non-SImetric unit of volume, thelitre,is defined as one cubic decimetre, although, from 1901 to 1964, there was aslight difference between the twodue to the litre being defined using thekilogramrather than the metre.
Markings of aship's draftare shown in decimeters in most of the world.
See also
edit- Metric prefix
- Deci-
- Orders of magnitude (length) § 1 decimetre
- Conversion of units,for comparison with other units of length.
References
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