decimeter | 1 dm | 2 dm | 3 dm | 4 dm | 5 dm | 6 dm | 7 dm | 8 dm | 9 dm | 10 dm | 11 dm | 12 dm | 13 dm | 14 dm | 15 dm | 16 dm | 17 dm | 18 dm | 19 dm | 20 dm | 21 dm | 22 dm | 23 dm | 24 dm | 25 dm | 26 dm | 27 dm | 28 dm | 29 dm | 30 dm | 31 dm | 32 dm | 33 dm | 34 dm | 35 dm | 36 dm | 37 dm | 38 dm | 39 dm | 40 dm | 41 dm | 42 dm | 43 dm | 44 dm | 45 dm | 46 dm | 47 dm | 48 dm | 49 dm | 50 dm | 51 dm | 52 dm | 53 dm | 54 dm | 55 dm | 56 dm | 57 dm | 58 dm | 59 dm | 60 dm | 61 dm | 62 dm | 63 dm | 64 dm | 65 dm | 66 dm | 67 dm | 68 dm | 69 dm | 70 dm | 71 dm | 72 dm | 73 dm | 74 dm | 75 dm | 76 dm | 77 dm | 78 dm | 79 dm | 80 dm | 81 dm | 82 dm | 83 dm | 84 dm | 85 dm | 86 dm | 87 dm | 88 dm | 89 dm | 90 dm | 91 dm | 92 dm | 93 dm | 94 dm | 95 dm | 96 dm | 97 dm | 98 dm | 99 dm | 100 dm |
cable length (International) | 0.0005400 cable length (International) | 0.0010799 cable length (International) | 0.0016199 cable length (International) | 0.0021598 cable length (International) | 0.0026998 cable length (International) | 0.0032397 cable length (International) | 0.0037797 cable length (International) | 0.0043197 cable length (International) | 0.0048596 cable length (International) | 0.0053996 cable length (International) | 0.0059395 cable length (International) | 0.0064795 cable length (International) | 0.0070194 cable length (International) | 0.0075594 cable length (International) | 0.0080994 cable length (International) | 0.0086393 cable length (International) | 0.0091793 cable length (International) | 0.0097192 cable length (International) | 0.0102592 cable length (International) | 0.0107991 cable length (International) | 0.0113391 cable length (International) | 0.0118790 cable length (International) | 0.0124190 cable length (International) | 0.0129590 cable length (International) | 0.0134989 cable length (International) | 0.0140389 cable length (International) | 0.0145788 cable length (International) | 0.0151188 cable length (International) | 0.0156587 cable length (International) | 0.0161987 cable length (International) | 0.0167387 cable length (International) | 0.0172786 cable length (International) | 0.0178186 cable length (International) | 0.0183585 cable length (International) | 0.0188985 cable length (International) | 0.0194384 cable length (International) | 0.0199784 cable length (International) | 0.0205184 cable length (International) | 0.0210583 cable length (International) | 0.0215983 cable length (International) | 0.0221382 cable length (International) | 0.0226782 cable length (International) | 0.0232181 cable length (International) | 0.0237581 cable length (International) | 0.0242981 cable length (International) | 0.0248380 cable length (International) | 0.0253780 cable length (International) | 0.0259179 cable length (International) | 0.0264579 cable length (International) | 0.0269978 cable length (International) | 0.0275378 cable length (International) | 0.0280778 cable length (International) | 0.0286177 cable length (International) | 0.0291577 cable length (International) | 0.0296976 cable length (International) | 0.0302376 cable length (International) | 0.0307775 cable length (International) | 0.0313175 cable length (International) | 0.0318575 cable length (International) | 0.0323974 cable length (International) | 0.0329374 cable length (International) | 0.0334773 cable length (International) | 0.0340173 cable length (International) | 0.0345572 cable length (International) | 0.0350972 cable length (International) | 0.0356371 cable length (International) | 0.0361771 cable length (International) | 0.0367171 cable length (International) | 0.0372570 cable length (International) | 0.0377970 cable length (International) | 0.0383369 cable length (International) | 0.0388769 cable length (International) | 0.0394168 cable length (International) | 0.0399568 cable length (International) | 0.0404968 cable length (International) | 0.0410367 cable length (International) | 0.0415767 cable length (International) | 0.0421166 cable length (International) | 0.0426566 cable length (International) | 0.0431965 cable length (International) | 0.0437365 cable length (International) | 0.0442765 cable length (International) | 0.0448164 cable length (International) | 0.0453564 cable length (International) | 0.0458963 cable length (International) | 0.0464363 cable length (International) | 0.0469762 cable length (International) | 0.0475162 cable length (International) | 0.0480562 cable length (International) | 0.0485961 cable length (International) | 0.0491361 cable length (International) | 0.0496760 cable length (International) | 0.0502160 cable length (International) | 0.0507559 cable length (International) | 0.0512959 cable length (International) | 0.0518359 cable length (International) | 0.0523758 cable length (International) | 0.0529158 cable length (International) | 0.0534557 cable length (International) | 0.0539957 cable length (International) |
Decimeter or decimetre is equal to 10-1 meter (unit of length), comes from a combination of the metric prefix deci (d) and the SI unit of length meter (m). Plural name is decimeters.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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decimeter | dm | ≡ 1×10−1 m ≡ 0.1 m | ≡ 1×10−1 m ≡ 0.1 m | Metric system SI |
decimeters | cable length (International) | decimeters | cable length (International) |
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1 | ≡ 0.00053995680345572 | 4 | ≡ 0.0021598272138229 |
1.5 | ≡ 0.00080993520518359 | 4.5 | ≡ 0.0024298056155508 |
2 | ≡ 0.0010799136069114 | 5 | ≡ 0.0026997840172786 |
2.5 | ≡ 0.0013498920086393 | 5.5 | ≡ 0.0029697624190065 |
3 | ≡ 0.0016198704103672 | 6 | ≡ 0.0032397408207343 |
A cable length or length of cable is a nautical unit of measure equal to one tenth of a nautical mile or approximately 100 fathoms. The unit is named after the length of a ship's anchor cable in the Age of Sail. The definition varies:
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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cable length (International) | ≡ 1⁄10 nmi | ≡ 185.2 m | Imperial/US |
cable length (International) | decimeters | cable length (International) | decimeters |
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1 | ≡ 1852 | 4 | ≡ 7408 |
1.5 | ≡ 2778 | 4.5 | ≡ 8334 |
2 | ≡ 3704 | 5 | ≡ 9260 |
2.5 | ≡ 4630 | 5.5 | ≡ 10186 |
3 | ≡ 5556 | 6 | ≡ 11112 |
decimeters | cable length (International) |
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1 | ≡ 0.0005400 |
1 852 | ≡ 1 |
You can find the conversion in other languages in the following:
Symbol | Definition |
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≡ | exactly equal |
≈ | approximately equal to |
= | equal to |
digits | indicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …) |