dm
abbreviation (dm — decimeter or decimetre)
Everyday
dm is the short way to write decimeter. A decimeter is 10 centimeters, and a meter is 10 dm. tree →
In the lessons
maths: a unit of length written short; 1 dm = 10 cm, 1 m = 10 dm; dm³ for volume (1 dm³ = 1 liter); science: metric units
Examples
- The stick is 5 dm long. tree →
- 3 dm = 30 cm. tree →
- Add 4 dm and 6 dm. tree →
- Which is longer, 1 m or 8 dm? tree →
- A cube with 1 dm sides holds 1 liter. tree →
- The book is 2 dm tall. tree →
Note
A unit: change to the same unit before comparing (1 m = 10 dm). Trap: «dm» is not «cm» or «mm». No s and no full stop: 5 dm.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «dm» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «dm» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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