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# dm

abbreviation (dm — decimeter or decimetre)

«dm» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

dm is the short way to write decimeter. A decimeter is 10 centimeters, and a meter is 10 dm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dm/#m1)

### In the lessons

maths: a unit of length written short; 1 dm = 10 cm, 1 m = 10 dm; dm³ for volume (1 dm³ = 1 liter); science: metric units

### Examples

- The stick is 5 dm long. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dm/#x1)
- 3 dm = 30 cm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dm/#x2)
- Add 4 dm and 6 dm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dm/#x3)
- Which is longer, 1 m or 8 dm? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dm/#x4)
- A cube with 1 dm sides holds 1 liter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dm/#x5)
- The book is 2 dm tall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dm/#x6)

### Note

A unit: change to the same unit before comparing (1 m = 10 dm). Trap: «dm» is not «cm» or «mm». No s and no full stop: 5 dm.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dm» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dm/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dm» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dm.html) on Mova free.