decimetre

Also known as dm, decimetres

The decimetre (' in American English; 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.

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A decimetre is a unit of measurement equal to one tenth of a metre (or about 3.937 inches), commonly used in the metric system. It's a convenient size for measuring everyday objects that are too large for centimetres but too small for metres.

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Unit.name: decimetre
Unit.image: Cd 3d.png
Unit.caption: A standard CD is in diameter.
Unit.symbol: dm
Unit.standard: SI
Unit.quantity: length
Unit.units1: SI base units
Unit.units2: imperial/US units

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unit symbol: dm
conversion to SI unit: 0.1
conversion to standard unit: 100000

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The decimetre (' in American English; 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.

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.