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dekameter

UK/ˈdɛkəmiːtə(ɹ)/

dekameter is the alternative form of decametre.

Meaning of decametre

Noun

decametre (plural decametres)

  1. An SI unit of length equal to 10¹ metres. Symbol: dam
  2. A line in a poem having ten metrical feet.
  3. A poetic metre in which each line has ten feet.

Forms of dekameter

pluraldekameters

Words formed from dekameter

Questions about dekameter

What is dekameter the alternative form of?
Dekameter is the alternative form of decametre.
How do you pronounce dekameter?
Dekameter is pronounced /ˈdɛkəmiːtə(ɹ)/ (UK).

Words near dekameter in the dictionary

  1. dekaliters
  2. dekalitre
  3. dekalitres
  4. dekalogies
  5. dekalogy
  6. dekameter
  7. dekameters
  8. dekametre
  9. dekametric
  10. dekan
  11. Dekanovec

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dekameter (page history and authors); decametre (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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