Decimetre
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Decimetre | |
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![]() A standard CD is 120 millimetres (1.2 decimetres) in diameter. | |
General information | |
Unit system | SI |
Unit of | length |
Symbol | dm |
Conversions | |
1 dm in ... | ... is equal to ... |
SI base units | 0.1 m |
imperial/US units | 0.32808 ft 3.9370 in |
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The decimetre (or decimeter in American English; symbol: dm), is a unit of length in the International System of Units, equal to one tenth of a metre, ten centimetres, one hundred millimetres, and 3.937 inches.[1]
The common non-SI metric unit of volume, the litre, is defined as one cubic decimetre, although, from 1901 to 1964, there was a slight difference between the two due to the litre being defined using the kilogram rather than the metre.
Markings of a ship's draft are 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
[edit]- ^ "decimeter - Dictionary Definition". Vocabulary.com. Retrieved 2021-01-03.