Decimeter to all other distance unit conversions
Decimeter
The decimeter is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one tenth of a meter. One decimeter is equivalent to 3.937008 inches.
The term "Deci" means one-tenth, and therefore decimetre means one-tenth of a meter. Since a meter is made up of 100 cm, one-tenth of 100 cm is 10 cm. Thus one decimeter measures 10 cm.
Unit symbol:
dm
Conversions:
1 dm = 10 cm.
1 dm = 100 mm.
1 dm = 0.1 m.
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| Standard Units | |
|---|---|
| Centimeters (cm) | {{cm}} |
| Feet (ft) | {{ft}} |
| Inches (in) | {{inc}} |
| Kilometers (km) | {{km}} |
| Meter (m) | {{m}} |
| Miles (mi) | {{mi}} |
| Millimeter (mm) | {{mm}} |
| Yards (yd) | {{yd}} |
| Other Units | |
| Chains (ch) | {{ch}} |
| Furlongs (fur) | {{fur}} |
| International Nautical Miles(nmi) | {{nmi}} |
| Lightyears (ly) | {{ly}} |
| Parsecs (pc) | {{pc}} |
| UK Nautical Miles(UKnmi) | {{UKnmi}} |