IN MATH: 1. the metric prefix for one tenth or divided by 10 or multiplied by 0.1 (symbol d). EX. A new pencil is about 2 dm in length.

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  • MEASURE UP (PART II) - metric materials including a meter tape, liter box, a fairy-tale, & metric conversion pages

IN ENGLISH: 1. as defined above.

APPLICATION: See list 110.

1. Complete: 4 bel = decibel

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