Decimeter (Noun)
Meaning
A metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The gardening guide recommended spacing the seedlings at intervals of one decimeter to allow for adequate growth.
- The length of the tablecloth was two and a half decimeters shorter than required for the formal event.
- To find the exact position, she measured the height in decimeters from the base to the top of the sculpture.
- The task required a measuring tape marked in decimeters for accuracy and precision in the construction project.
- Her exercise consisted of jogging in a circle with a radius of five decimeters to limber up before the marathon.