noun
- Plural of dekameter; units of length equal to 10 meters.
Usage: metric unit; also spelled decameter
Examples
- The field measures 5 dekameters in length.
- A dekameter is equivalent to approximately 32.8 feet.
- The distance was recorded as 12 dekameters from the starting point.
- In metric measurements, dekameters are useful for measuring medium distances.
- The surveyor marked the property boundaries in dekameters.