decametre

(redirected from decametres)
Also found in: Thesaurus, Encyclopedia.
Related to decametres: dekametre, decameters, Cubic decametre

decametre

(ˈdɛkəˌmiːtə) or

decameter

n
(Units) ten metres. Symbol: dam
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.decametre - a metric unit of length equal to ten meters
decameter, dekameter, dekametre, dkm, dam
metric linear unit - a linear unit of distance in metric terms
m, meter, metre - the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
hectometer, hectometre, hm - a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations
十米

decametre

decameter (US) [ˈdekəˌmiːtəʳ] N → decámetro m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

decametre

, (US) decameter
n → Dekameter nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
It provides a water reservation to the Nisga'a Nation of 300,000 cubic decametres of water per year (approximately one percent of the annual average flow of the Nass River) that can be converted to water licences with a priority date of 1996 for domestic, industrial and agricultural purposes.
Leaks in the system: environmental flows, aboriginal rights, and the modernization imperative for water law in British Columbia

Dictionary browser ?
Full browser ?