(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:55:55

Dec"i*me`ter, Dec"i*me`tre (?), n. [F. d'ecimetre; pref. d'eci- tenth (fr. L. decimus) + metre. See Meter.]

A measure of length in the metric system; one tenth of a meter, equal to 3.937 inches.

 

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