Centimeter vs. Decimeter

Centimeternoun

(American spelling) centimetre

Decimeternoun

A measure of length in the metric system; one tenth of a meter, equal to 3.937 inches.

Centimeternoun

The hundredth part of a meter; a measure of length equal to rather more than thirty-nine hundredths (0.3937) of an inch. See Meter.

Decimeternoun

a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter

Centimeternoun

a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter