Meaning & use
dekameter
A unit of length in the metric system equal to ten meters.
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The surveyor measured the field in dekameters rather than switching between meters and kilometers.
A dekameter is a convenient unit for describing the length of a small sports field.
A note on using this word
Dekameter is rarely used in everyday speech, since meters and kilometers cover most practical measurements.
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