Decimeter definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary DECIM'ETER, n. A French ... of length equal to one tenth of a meter [syn: decimeter, decimetre, dm] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: French décimètre, from ... Date: 1809 — see metric system table Webster's 1913 Dictionary Decimeter Dec"i*me`ter, Decimetre Dec"i*me`tre, n ...
... n. [Gr.] A French measure of capacity, being a cubic decimeter, containing, according to Lunier, about a pint and a half ... or approximately 1.75 pints) [syn: liter, litre, l, cubic decimeter, cubic decimetre] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: French litre, from ... 1797 a metric unit of capacity equal to one cubic decimeter — see metric system table Oxford Reference Dictionary US var. of ... measure of capacity in the metric system, being a cubic decimeter, equal to 61.022 cubic inches, or 2.113 American ...
... Lunier, the kilogram is equal in weight to a cubic decimeter of water, or two pounds, five drams and a half ... grains). It is equal to the weight of a cubic decimeter of distilled water at the temperature of maximum density, or ...
... or approximately 1.75 pints) [syn: liter, litre, l, cubic decimeter, cubic decimetre] Merriam Webster's variant of liter Oxford Reference ... measure of capacity in the metric system, being a cubic decimeter, equal to 61.022 cubic inches, or 2.113 American ...
... of length equal to one tenth of a meter [syn: decimeter, decimetre, dm] Merriam Webster's abbreviation decimeter Merriam Webster's abbreviation deutsche mark Oxford Reference Dictionary abbr ...
... of length equal to one tenth of a meter [syn: decimeter, decimetre, dm] Oxford Reference Dictionary n. a metric unit of ... length, equal to 0.1 metre. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Decimeter Dec"i*me`ter, Decimetre Dec"i*me`tre, n ...