decametre


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decametre

(ˈdɛkəˌmiːtə) or

decameter

n
(Units) ten metres. Symbol: dam
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Noun1.decametre - a metric unit of length equal to ten meters
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
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decametre

decameter (US) [ˈdekəˌmiːtəʳ] Ndecámetro m
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decametre

, (US) decameter
nDekameter nt
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References in periodicals archive ?
Brommundt, "Determination of the permeability of the Callovo-Oxfordian clay at the metre to decametre scale," Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, vol.
Determination of the Permeability of the Callovo-Oxfordian Clay at the Metre to Decametre Scale, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth 36(17-18): 1669-1678.
Vertical displacements of decametre to hectometre scale occurred on a number of large faults of the Maestrat grabens by the Early-Middle Pleistocene, interacting with the fluvial landscape and inducing significant changes on it (Perez and Simon, 1993).