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A centimetre is roughly the width of a finger. A kilometre is approximately the same length as one thousand seven-year-olds.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 8y agoNo - a decimeter is approximately the width of an adults hand and a kilometre would take a few minutes to walk.
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Let's state it properly shall we...?
1 decimetre (dm) = 1/10 metre, so yes, about four inches.
1 kilometre (km) = 1000m; about 5/8 mile.
The spellings I use are their original French. A metre is a measure of; a meter measures it.
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∙ 13y agoYes. A decimeter is 1 tenth of a meter ( 1/10 - 0.1). A kilometer is 1000 meters.
Nanometer (1 billionth of a meter)
Millimeter (One thousandth of a meter)
Centimeter (One hundredth of a meter)
Decimeter (One tenth of a meter)
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Decameter (10 meters)
Hectometer (100 meters)
Kilometer (1000 meters)
myriameter (10,000 meters)
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∙ 16y agoThe centimeter is. It is 1/100 of a meter. A decimeter is 1/10 of a meter.
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∙ 15y agoit isn't longer. there are 10 decimeters in a meter
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∙ 15y agoa centimeter
a centimeter is one hundreth of a meter
so 100 centimeters is equal to 1 meter
thus a centimeter is much smaller than a meter
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∙ 13y agoNo, a kilometer is 1,000 meters, while there is 1,000 millimeters in a meter.
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∙ 15y ago1 m = 10 dm = 100 cm = 1 000 mm
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∙ 14y ago10cm=1dm
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What is larger a mile or a decimeter?
A decimeter is about 4", a lot smaller than a mile.
Is 0.3 ml smaller than 0.7 ml in a blood glucose meter?
Yes, it is smaller.
Is anything smaller then a millimeter?
yes ,micrometer ,nanometer ,picometer,faro meter are smaller than millimeter.
Have you seen anything smaller than a yocto meter?
I saw a planck length once. But I don't like to boast about it.
Which prefix has the greater value is greater centimeter or decameter?
A decimeter (dm) is equal to 1/10 of a meter. It is equal to slightly less than 4 inches (3.937 inches, to be exact). A centimeter (cm) is equal to 1/100 of a meter. So, yes, a "decimeter" is a greater unit of length than a "centimeter". +++ That is correct but the conversion to inches in the middle only confuses the issue. ' 1 metre = 10 decimetres = 100 centimetres = 1000 millimetres.
Is decimeter smaller than millimeter?
No; a decimeter is one-tenth of a meter and a millimeter is one-thousandth of a meter.
Which is larger centimeter or decimeter?
The centimeter is smaller than the decimeter. A decimeter is 1/10 of a meter, and a centimeter is 1/100 of a meter.
What is the name of a distance that is 10 smaller than a meter?
A decimeter is ten times smaller than a meter
How much bigger is a decimeter than a meter?
A decimeter is a tenth of a meter.
How many times larger is a decimeter than a meter?
Sorry, not larger, but smaller. A decimeter is 1/10th of a meter.
Is a decimeter smaller than a meter?
Yes. Deci is one-tenth. A decimeter is 0,1 meter. This should not be confused with a decameter which is 10 meters.
How much larger is a decimeter than a meter?
1 Decimeter = 1/10 Meter. 10 Decimeters = 1 Meter
How many times smaller is a millimeter compared to a decimeter?
It is 100 times smaller, because a decimeter is 10 times smaller than a meter and a milimeter is 1,000 times smaller than a meter. 10/1000=100
What is the name of the distance that is 10-9 smaller than a meter?
A decimeter
Is two millimeters a lot or a little?
1 millimeter is 10x smaller than a centimeter, 100x smaller than a decimeter and 1000x smaller than a meter.
Is a decimeter smaller then a millimeter?
no a millimeter is smaller than a decimeter
What are the metric measurements smaller than a meter?
Units of measure that are smaller than a meter include:decimeter (dm) but rarely usedcentimeter (cm)millimeter (mm)micrometer (um)nanometer (nm)picometer
