Definition

1. Noun:
   • A metric unit of length equal to ten meters: A dekameter is a standard unit of measurement in the metric system, representing a length of ten meters.

Usage

• The word "dekameter" is used primarily in scientific, engineering, and technical contexts to measure distance or length. It is less common in everyday speech than units like meters or kilometers.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The field is approximately two dekameters in length.
  • They measured the fabric in dekameters for the large project.

Advanced Usage

• "Square dekameter": A unit of area equal to the area of a square with sides one dekameter long (100 square meters).
  • The plot of land was 0.5 square dekameters.
• "Cubic dekameter": A unit of volume equal to the volume of a cube with sides one dekameter long (1,000 cubic meters).
  • The reservoir's capacity was measured in cubic dekameters.

Variants and Related Words

• Decameter: An alternative spelling for "dekameter." Both spellings are correct and refer to the same unit.
  • The distance was ten decameters.
• Dam: A common abbreviation for dekameter.
  • The race was 5 dam long.

Synonyms

• Ten meters: The literal equivalent.
• Decametre: The British English spelling variant.

Notes on Different Meanings

• The word "dekameter" has only one primary meaning as a unit of length. It is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions or phrasal verbs.

Noun

1. a metric unit of length equal to ten meters