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Decameter — Dec a*me ter, Decametre Dec a*me tre, n. [F. d[ e]cam[ e]tre; Gr. de ka ten + m[ e]tre. See {Meter}.] A measure of length in the metric system; ten meters, equal to about 393.7 inches. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
decameter — [dek′ə mēt΄ər] n. [Fr décamètre: see DECA & METER1] DEKAMETER … English World dictionary
decameter — I. noun Etymology: French décamètre, from déca + mètre meter Date: 1810 dekameter II. noun Etymology: Greek dekametron, from deka + metron measure, meter Date: 1821 a line of verse consisting of 10 metrical feet … New Collegiate Dictionary
decameter — /dek euh mee teuhr/, n. dekameter. * * * … Universalium
decameter — Ten meters … Medical dictionary
decameter — dec·a·me·ter || dekə‚miËtÉ™ n. unit of length equal to ten meters … English contemporary dictionary
decameter — dec•a•me•ter [[t]ˈdɛk əˌmi tər[/t]] n. wam dekameter … From formal English to slang
decameter — n. verse line of ten feet … Dictionary of difficult words
decameter — Kekamekele … English-Hawaiian dictionary
decameter — noun a metric unit of length equal to ten meters • Syn: ↑dekameter, ↑decametre, ↑dekametre, ↑dam, ↑dkm • Hypernyms: ↑metric linear unit • Part Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
