Associations to the word «Decametre»

Noun

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Wiktionary

DECAMETRE, noun. (metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 101 metres.

Dictionary definition

DECAMETRE, noun. A metric unit of length equal to ten meters.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats