decameter

Borrowed from French décamètre. Equivalent to deca- +‎ meter.

decameter (plural decameters)

1. US spelling of decametre

• decametre

• dekameter (superseded)

Borrowed from French décamètre. Equivalent to deca- +‎ meter.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeː.kaːˌmeː.tər/

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• Hyphenation: de‧ca‧me‧ter

decameter m (plural decameters)

1. a decametre, 10 metres

• Decameter is relatively uncommon in everyday language, but remains in use for technical jargon, esp. meteorology or geography, or literary language or language games.

• → Indonesian: dèkamètêr
• → Papiamentu: dekameter