Decimetre
| Decimetre | |
|---|---|
 A standard CD is 120 millimetres (1.2 decimetres) in diameter. | |
| General information | |
| Unit system | SI |
| Unit of | length |
| Symbol | dm |
| Conversions | |
| 1 dm in ... | ... is equal to ... |
| SI base units | 0.1 m |
| imperial/US units | 3.9370 in |
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The decimetre (Commonwealth English as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (Bureau international des poids et mesures) and by most English speaking countries, spelled decimeter in American English; SI symbol: dm), is a unit of length in the International System of Units, equal to one tenth of a metre, ten centimetres, one hundred millimetres, and 3.937 inches.[1]
The common non-SI metric unit of volume, the litre, is defined as one cubic decimetre, although, from 1901 to 1964, there was a slight difference between the two due to the litre being defined using the kilogram rather than the metre.
Markings of a ship's draft are shown in decimeters in most of the world.
See also
- Metric prefix
- Deci-
- Orders of magnitude (length) § 1 decimetre
- Conversion of units, for comparison with other units of length.
References
- ^ "decimeter - Dictionary Definition". Vocabulary.com. Retrieved 2021-01-03.