decameter Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a metric unit of length equal to ten meters
    dekameter; dam; dekametre; dkm; decametre.

WordNet

Dec"a*me`ter, Dec"a*me`tre noun (Also<
  • Decameter
  • Decametre
)
Etymology
F. décamètre; Gr. ten + mètre. See Meter.
Definitions
  1. A measure of length in the metric system; ten meters, equal to about 393.7 inches.

Webster 1913