Length Converter- decimeter [dm] To meter [m]
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decimeter [dm]
Definition
The decimeter [dm] is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). It is defined as one-tenth of a meter, which makes it equal to 10 centimeters or 0.1 meters.
History/Origin
The use of the decimeter dates back to the late 18th century when the metric system was first introduced in France. The decimeter was one of the original base units of the metric system and was defined as one-tenth of the distance from the equator to the North Pole. In 1795, the definition was revised to be one-tenth of a meter, which is the definition that is still used today.
Current Use
The decimeter is not commonly used as a standalone unit in many fields, but it is frequently used in combination with other units to express measurements of length or distance. For example, the decimeter is often used in the textile industry to measure the width of fabric or in the construction industry to measure the height of walls or the thickness of materials. It is also sometimes used in scientific research and engineering to express very small distances, such as the size of microscopic structures or the width of electrical components.
meter [m]
Definition:
The meter (m) is the fundamental unit of length in the International System of Units (SI).
History/Origin:
The meter was originally defined as one ten-millionth of the distance between the North Pole and the Equator along the meridian passing through Paris.
Current use:
The meter is widely used in science, engineering, and everyday life to express distances, dimensions, and sizes of physical objects.
Complete list of Length Converter units for conversion
- 1 meter [m] = 1 meter [m]
meter [m] To meter [m], meter [m] To meter [m] - 1 kilometer [km] = 1000 meter [m]
kilometer [km] To meter [m], meter [m] To kilometer [km] - 1 decimeter [dm] = 0.1 meter [m]
decimeter [dm] To meter [m], meter [m] To decimeter [dm] - 1 centimeter [cm] = 0.01 meter [m]
centimeter [cm] To meter [m], meter [m] To centimeter [cm] - 1 millimeter [mm] = 0.001 meter [m]
millimeter [mm] To meter [m], meter [m] To millimeter [mm] - 1 micrometer [µm] = 1.0E-6 meter [m]
micrometer [µm] To meter [m], meter [m] To micrometer [µm] - 1 nanometer [nm] = 1.0E-9 meter [m]
nanometer [nm] To meter [m], meter [m] To nanometer [nm] - 1 mile [mi, mi(Int)] = 1609.344 meter [m]
mile [mi, mi(Int)] To meter [m], meter [m] To mile [mi, mi(Int)] - 1 yard [yd] = 0.9144 meter [m]
yard [yd] To meter [m], meter [m] To yard [yd] - 1 foot [ft] = 0.3048 meter [m]
foot [ft] To meter [m], meter [m] To foot [ft] - 1 inch [in] = 0.0254 meter [m]
inch [in] To meter [m], meter [m] To inch [in] - 1 light year [ly] = 9.46073047258E+15 meter [m]
light year [ly] To meter [m], meter [m] To light year [ly] - 1 exameter [Em] = 1.0E+18 meter [m]
exameter [Em] To meter [m], meter [m] To exameter [Em] - 1 petameter [Pm] = 1.0E+15 meter [m]
petameter [Pm] To meter [m], meter [m] To petameter [Pm] - 1 terameter [Tm] = 1000000000000 meter [m]
terameter [Tm] To meter [m], meter [m] To terameter [Tm] - 1 gigameter [Gm] = 1000000000 meter [m]
gigameter [Gm] To meter [m], meter [m] To gigameter [Gm] - 1 megameter [Mm] = 1000000 meter [m]
megameter [Mm] To meter [m], meter [m] To megameter [Mm] - 1 hectometer [hm] = 100 meter [m]
hectometer [hm] To meter [m], meter [m] To hectometer [hm] - 1 dekameter [dam] = 10 meter [m]
dekameter [dam] To meter [m], meter [m] To dekameter [dam] - 1 micron [µ] = 1.0E-6 meter [m]
micron [µ] To meter [m], meter [m] To micron [µ] - 1 picometer [pm] = 1.0E-12 meter [m]
picometer [pm] To meter [m], meter [m] To picometer [pm] - 1 femtometer [fm] = 1.0E-15 meter [m]
femtometer [fm] To meter [m], meter [m] To femtometer [fm] - 1 attometer [am] = 1.0E-18 meter [m]
attometer [am] To meter [m], meter [m] To attometer [am] - 1 megaparsec [Mpc] = 3.08567758128E+22 meter [m]
megaparsec [Mpc] To meter [m], meter [m] To megaparsec [Mpc] - 1 kiloparsec [kpc] = 3.08567758128E+19 meter [m]
kiloparsec [kpc] To meter [m], meter [m] To kiloparsec [kpc] - 1 parsec [pc] = 3.08567758128E+16 meter [m]
parsec [pc] To meter [m], meter [m] To parsec [pc] - 1 astronomical unit [AU, UA] = 149597870691 meter [m]
astronomical unit [AU, UA] To meter [m], meter [m] To astronomical unit [AU, UA] - 1 league [lea] = 4828.032 meter [m]
league [lea] To meter [m], meter [m] To league [lea] - 1 nautical league (UK) = 5559.552 meter [m]
nautical league (UK) To meter [m], meter [m] To nautical league (UK) - 1 nautical league (int.) = 5556 meter [m]
nautical league (int.) To meter [m], meter [m] To nautical league (int.) - 1 league (statute) [st.league] = 4828.0416560833 meter [m]
league (statute) [st.league] To meter [m], meter [m] To league (statute) [st.league] - 1 nautical mile (UK) [NM (UK)] = 1853.184 meter [m]
nautical mile (UK) [NM (UK)] To meter [m], meter [m] To nautical mile (UK) [NM (UK)] - 1 nautical mile (international) = 1852 meter [m]
nautical mile (international) To meter [m], meter [m] To nautical mile (international) - 1 mile (statute) [mi, mi (US)] = 1609.3472186944 meter [m]
mile (statute) [mi, mi (US)] To meter [m], meter [m] To mile (statute) [mi, mi (US)] - 1 mile (US survey) [mi] = 1609.3472186944 meter [m]
mile (US survey) [mi] To meter [m], meter [m] To mile (US survey) [mi] - 1 mile (Roman) = 1479.804 meter [m]
mile (Roman) To meter [m], meter [m] To mile (Roman) - 1 kiloyard [kyd] = 914.4 meter [m]
kiloyard [kyd] To meter [m], meter [m] To kiloyard [kyd] - 1 furlong [fur] = 201.168 meter [m]
furlong [fur] To meter [m], meter [m] To furlong [fur] - 1 furlong (US survey) [fur] = 201.1684023368 meter [m]
furlong (US survey) [fur] To meter [m], meter [m] To furlong (US survey) [fur] - 1 chain [ch] = 20.1168 meter [m]
chain [ch] To meter [m], meter [m] To chain [ch] - 1 chain (US survey) [ch] = 20.1168402337 meter [m]
chain (US survey) [ch] To meter [m], meter [m] To chain (US survey) [ch] - 1 rope = 6.096 meter [m]
rope To meter [m], meter [m] To rope - 1 rod [rd] = 5.0292 meter [m]
rod [rd] To meter [m], meter [m] To rod [rd] - 1 rod (US survey) [rd] = 5.0292100584 meter [m]
rod (US survey) [rd] To meter [m], meter [m] To rod (US survey) [rd] - 1 perch = 5.0292 meter [m]
perch To meter [m], meter [m] To perch - 1 pole = 5.0292 meter [m]
pole To meter [m], meter [m] To pole - 1 fathom [fath] = 1.8288 meter [m]
fathom [fath] To meter [m], meter [m] To fathom [fath] - 1 fathom (US survey) [fath] = 1.8288036576 meter [m]
fathom (US survey) [fath] To meter [m], meter [m] To fathom (US survey) [fath] - 1 ell = 1.143 meter [m]
ell To meter [m], meter [m] To ell - 1 foot (US survey) [ft] = 0.3048006096 meter [m]
foot (US survey) [ft] To meter [m], meter [m] To foot (US survey) [ft] - 1 link [li] = 0.201168 meter [m]
link [li] To meter [m], meter [m] To link [li] - 1 link (US survey) [li] = 0.2011684023 meter [m]
link (US survey) [li] To meter [m], meter [m] To link (US survey) [li] - 1 cubit (UK) = 0.4572 meter [m]
cubit (UK) To meter [m], meter [m] To cubit (UK) - 1 hand = 0.1016 meter [m]
hand To meter [m], meter [m] To hand - 1 span (cloth) = 0.2286 meter [m]
span (cloth) To meter [m], meter [m] To span (cloth) - 1 finger (cloth) = 0.1143 meter [m]
finger (cloth) To meter [m], meter [m] To finger (cloth) - 1 nail (cloth) = 0.05715 meter [m]
nail (cloth) To meter [m], meter [m] To nail (cloth) - 1 inch (US survey) [in] = 0.0254000508 meter [m]
inch (US survey) [in] To meter [m], meter [m] To inch (US survey) [in] - 1 barleycorn = 0.0084666667 meter [m]
barleycorn To meter [m], meter [m] To barleycorn - 1 mil [mil, thou] = 2.54E-5 meter [m]
mil [mil, thou] To meter [m], meter [m] To mil [mil, thou] - 1 microinch = 2.54E-8 meter [m]
microinch To meter [m], meter [m] To microinch - 1 angstrom [A] = 1.0E-10 meter [m]
angstrom [A] To meter [m], meter [m] To angstrom [A] - 1 a.u. of length [a.u., b] = 5.2917724900001E-11 meter [m]
a.u. of length [a.u., b] To meter [m], meter [m] To a.u. of length [a.u., b] - 1 X-unit [X] = 1.00208E-13 meter [m]
X-unit [X] To meter [m], meter [m] To X-unit [X] - 1 fermi [F, f] = 1.0E-15 meter [m]
fermi [F, f] To meter [m], meter [m] To fermi [F, f] - 1 arpent = 58.5216 meter [m]
arpent To meter [m], meter [m] To arpent - 1 pica = 0.0042333333 meter [m]
pica To meter [m], meter [m] To pica - 1 point = 0.0003527778 meter [m]
point To meter [m], meter [m] To point - 1 twip = 1.76389E-5 meter [m]
twip To meter [m], meter [m] To twip - 1 aln = 0.5937777778 meter [m]
aln To meter [m], meter [m] To aln - 1 famn = 1.7813333333 meter [m]
famn To meter [m], meter [m] To famn - 1 caliber [cl] = 0.000254 meter [m]
caliber [cl] To meter [m], meter [m] To caliber [cl] - 1 centiinch [cin] = 0.000254 meter [m]
centiinch [cin] To meter [m], meter [m] To centiinch [cin] - 1 ken = 2.11836 meter [m]
ken To meter [m], meter [m] To ken - 1 Russian archin = 0.7112 meter [m]
Russian archin To meter [m], meter [m] To Russian archin - 1 Roman actus = 35.47872 meter [m]
Roman actus To meter [m], meter [m] To Roman actus - 1 vara de tarea = 2.505456 meter [m]
vara de tarea To meter [m], meter [m] To vara de tarea - 1 vara conuquera = 2.505456 meter [m]
vara conuquera To meter [m], meter [m] To vara conuquera - 1 vara castellana = 0.835152 meter [m]
vara castellana To meter [m], meter [m] To vara castellana - 1 cubit (Greek) = 0.462788 meter [m]
cubit (Greek) To meter [m], meter [m] To cubit (Greek) - 1 long reed = 3.2004 meter [m]
long reed To meter [m], meter [m] To long reed - 1 reed = 2.7432 meter [m]
reed To meter [m], meter [m] To reed - 1 long cubit = 0.5334 meter [m]
long cubit To meter [m], meter [m] To long cubit - 1 handbreadth = 0.0762 meter [m]
handbreadth To meter [m], meter [m] To handbreadth - 1 fingerbreadth = 0.01905 meter [m]
fingerbreadth To meter [m], meter [m] To fingerbreadth - 1 Planck length = 1.61605E-35 meter [m]
Planck length To meter [m], meter [m] To Planck length - 1 Electron radius (classical) = 2.81794092E-15 meter [m]
Electron radius (classical) To meter [m], meter [m] To Electron radius (classical) - 1 Bohr radius [b, a.u.] = 5.2917724900001E-11 meter [m]
Bohr radius [b, a.u.] To meter [m], meter [m] To Bohr radius [b, a.u.] - 1 Earth's equatorial radius = 6378160 meter [m]
Earth's equatorial radius To meter [m], meter [m] To Earth's equatorial radius - 1 Earth's polar radius = 6356776.9999999 meter [m]
Earth's polar radius To meter [m], meter [m] To Earth's polar radius - 1 Earth's distance from sun = 149600000000 meter [m]
Earth's distance from sun To meter [m], meter [m] To Earth's distance from sun - 1 Sun's radius = 696000000 meter [m]
Sun's radius To meter [m], meter [m] To Sun's radius