Decametre
A decametre (International spelling[1][2]) (American spelling dekameter or decameter[3][4]) is a unit of length equal to ten metres. Its symbol is the dam.
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| Standard: | metric |
| Quantity: | length |
| Symbol: | dam |
| Expressed in: | 1 dam = |
| SI units | 10 m |
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A decametre is not used very often. It is sometimes used to measure heights in meteorology, while a cubic decametre is sometimes used for describing the volumes of rivers and lakes.
References
- ↑ Decimal multiples and submultiples of SI units Archived 2019-03-30 at the Wayback Machine, 2006, SI Brochure: The International System of Units (SI), 8th edition
- ↑ Unit of length (metre) Archived 2019-03-01 at the Wayback Machine, 2006, SI Brochure: The International System of Units (SI), 8th edition
- ↑ The Two Classes of SI Units and the SI Prefixes, 2008, The NIST Guide for the Use of the International System of Units
- ↑ "Decametre definition and meaning". Collins Dictionary. Retrieved 27 July 2020.