Noun: decimetre 'de-su,mee-tu(r)Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: decimeter)- A metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
"The aquarium was 5 decimetres deep";
- decimeter [US], dm
Derived forms: decimetres
Type of: metric linear unit
Part of: m, meter [US], metre [Brit, Cdn]
Encyclopedia: Decimetre