(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:55:30

Dec"a*me`ter, Dec"a*me`tre (?), n. [F. d'ecametre; Gr. ten + metre. See Meter.]

A measure of length in the metric system; ten meters, equal to about 393.7 inches.

 

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