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decimeter

/des-uh-mee-ter/US // ˈdɛs əˌmi tər //

分米,分米数,公分,公尺

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a unit of length equal to 1/10 meter. Abbreviation: dm

Examples

  • In the "Children's House" days they had the long stair rods which contain the meter and its decimeter subdivisions.

  • Five of them placed in a row will, of course, give the length of the decimeter; and two of them will weigh a decagram.

  • As the litre is a cubic decimeter, the key to the measure of length is also the key to measures of capacity.

  • The intermediate standard decimeter, lm (Fig. 2), is put in place of the mirror, b.

  • We may estimate it at 1/3 or 1/4 of an ohm for polar surfaces one decimeter square, separated by a distance of five centimeters.