Decimetre
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| Decimetre | |
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| Unit system | metric |
| Unit of | length |
| Symbol | dm |
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| 1 dm in ... | ... is equal to ... |
| SI units | 0.1 m |
| imperial/US units | 0.32808 ft 3.9370 in |
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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 1/0.254 (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[edit]
- Metric prefix and deci-
- 1 decimetre and Orders of magnitude (length)
- Conversion of units, for comparison with other units of length.
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