Decimeter

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Decimeter \Dec"i*me`ter\, Decimetre \Dec"i*me`tre\, n. [F.
     d['e]cim[`e]tre; pref. d['e]ci- tenth (fr. L. decimus) +
     m[`e]tre. See {Meter}.]
     A measure of length in the metric system; one tenth of a
     meter, equal to 3.937 inches.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  decimeter
       n : a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter [syn:
           {decimetre}, {dm}]