dm

«dm» in Mova's school dictionary: the short way to write decimeter — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

abbreviation (dm — decimeter or decimetre)

meaning for a pupil

dm is the short way to write decimeter. A decimeter is 10 centimeters, and a meter is 10 dm. tree →

sense 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 →
• 3 dm = 30 cm. tree →
• Add 4 dm and 6 dm. tree →
• Which is longer, 1 m or 8 dm? tree →
• A cube with 1 dm sides holds 1 liter. tree →
• The book is 2 dm tall. tree →

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.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «dm» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.