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| symbol = dm |
| symbol = dm |
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| standard = [[metric system|metric]] |
| standard = [[metric system|metric]] |
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| quantity = [[length]] |
| quantity = [[length]] |
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| units1 = [[SI units]] |
| units1 = [[SI units]] |
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| inunits1 = {{val|0.1|ul=m}} |
| inunits1 = {{val|0.1|ul=m}} |
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| units2 = [[imperial units|imperial]]/[[US customary units|US]] units |
| units2 = [[imperial units|imperial]]/[[US customary units|US]] units |
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| inunits2 = {{convert|1|dm|ft|disp=out|comma=gaps|lk=on|sigfig=5} |
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Revision as of 04:58, 27 June 2016
{{Infobox unit | symbol = dm | standard = metric | quantity = length | units1 = SI units | inunits1 = 0.1 m | units2 = imperial/US units | inunits2 = 0.33 ft*
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The decimetre (British English) or decimeter (American English); SI symbol dm) is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one tenth of a metre (the International System of Units base unit of length), ten centimetres or approximately 3.93700787 inches.
The c is pronounced /s/, unlike in decametre. The common non-SI metric unit of volume, the litre, is defined as one cubic decimetre (however, from 1901 to 1964, there was a slight difference between the two due to the litre being defined with respect to the kilogram rather than the metre).
See also
- Metric prefix and deci-
- 1 decimetre and Orders of magnitude (length)
- Conversion of units, for comparison with other units of length.
References
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