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DEKAMETRE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A metric unit of length equal to ten meters
Synonyms:
dam; decameter; decametre; dekameter; dekametre; dkm
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("dekametre" is a kind of...):
metric linear unit (a linear unit of distance in metric terms)
Meronyms (parts of "dekametre"):
m; meter; metre (the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards))
Holonyms ("dekametre" is a part of...):
hectometer; hectometre; hm (a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters)
Domain region:
Britain (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Canada (a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada)
