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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