Definition
British and metric spelling of decimeter: a unit of length equal to one-tenth of a meter.
Etymology
British English variant spelling of 'decimeter,' using '-re' instead of '-er,' consistent with British preference for French-style metric terminology endings.
Kelly Says
The choice between 'decimeter' and 'decimetre' is a small linguistic remnant of the metric system's French origin—the French kept the '-re' ending, and British English followed suit while Americans simplified to '-er.'
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ደቂሜትር
deh-kee-mee-ter
ARالعربية
سنتيمتر
seen-tee-mee-ter
BNবাংলা
দশমিক মিটার
dosh-omi-kit-taar
CACatalà
decímetre
deh-see-mee-treh
CSČeština
decimetr
deh-see-me-tr
DADansk
decimeter
deh-see-mee-ter
DEDeutsch
Dezimeter
dez-mee-ter
ELΕλληνικά
δεκαμέτρη
deh-ka-me-treh
ESEspañol
decímetro
deh-see-mee-troh
FAفارسی
دسیمتر
deh-see-mee-ter
FISuomi
desimetri
deh-see-mee-tri
FRFrançais
décimètre
deh-see-mee-treh
GUGU
દેસીમીટર
deh-see-mee-ter
HAHA
desimeter
deh-see-mee-ter
HEעברית
דצימטר
deh-see-mee-ter
HIहिन्दी
दशमलव मीटर
dah-sham-la-v mee-ter
HUMagyar
decimeter
deh-see-mee-ter
IDBahasa Indonesia
desimeter
deh-see-mee-ter
IGIG
decimeter
deh-see-mee-ter
ITItaliano
decimtro
deh-chee-mee-troh
JA日本語
デシメートル
desh-mee-to-me-ru
KKKK
дециметр
deh-si-me-ter
KMKM
ដេសីម៉ែត្រ
deh-see-maet
MRMR
डिसेमीटर
deh-see-mee-ter
MSBahasa Melayu
desimeter
deh-see-mee-ter
MYမြန်မာ
တိတ်မီတာ
tee-t mi-ta
NLNederlands
decimeter
deh-see-mee-ter
NONorsk
desimeter
deh-see-mee-ter
PAPA
ਡਿਸੀਮੀਟਰ
deh-see-mee-ter
PLPolski
dekameter
deh-ka-me-ter
PTPortuguês
decímetro
deh-see-mee-troh
RORomână
decimetru
deh-see-me-tru
RUРусский
дециметр
deh-si-me-ter
SVSvenska
decimeter
deh-see-mee-ter
SWKiswahili
desimeta
deh-see-mee-ta
TAதமிழ்
டெசிமீட்டர்
deh-see-mee-taar
TEతెలుగు
డిసెంమీటరు
dee-sen-mee-taaru
THไทย
เดซิเมตร
deh-si-met
TLTL
desimeter
deh-see-mee-ter
TRTürkçe
desimetre
deh-see-me-treh
UKУкраїнська
дециметр
deh-si-me-ter
URاردو
decimeter
deh-see-mee-ter
VITiếng Việt
xentimét
zen-tee-met
YOYO
desimeter
deh-see-mee-ter
ZUZU
desimetri
deh-see-mee-tri