Decameter

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
decameter
    n 1: a metric unit of length equal to ten meters [syn:
         {decameter}, {dekameter}, {decametre}, {dekametre}, {dam},
         {dkm}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Decameter \Dec"a*me`ter\, Decametre \Dec"a*me`tre\, n. [F.
   d['e]cam[`e]tre; Gr. de`ka ten + m[`e]tre. See {Meter}.]
   A measure of length in the metric system; ten meters, equal
   to about 393.7 inches.
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