Converting lengths

Meter (m) to Decimeter (dm)

Units of length ﹣ Converter Meter to Decimeter

Here you can convert the Unit of length Meter into the unit Decimeter and vice versa you can convert Decimeter into Meter. By clicking the "Swap units" icon, you will always obtain the desired conversion in the calculation result, i.e., m to dm or dm to m. With the following calculator you can also calculate any other Unit of length.

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Info about "Meter"

Meter is a basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI) and other metric systems. All other units of length in the metric system are derived from the meter (e.g. 1 km = 1.000 m, 1m = 1.000 mm).

The meter was defined in 1799 based on measurements taken at the time as the ten millionth part of the distance from the North Pole to the equator. For this purpose, a so-called prototype meter was casted in platinum. Since 1983, the meter has been defined as the distance travelled by light in 1/299,792,458 seconds in a vacuum.

Info about "Decimeter"

The decimeter unit is part of a metric system and is derived from the basic unit meter. 1 decimeter is equivalent to 0.1 meters and 1 meter is equivalent to 10 decimeters. The prefix "Deci" in decimeters stands for a tenth of the base unit. The decimeter belongs to the International System of Units (SI).

Basis for conversion Meter (m) to Decimeter (dm) and vice versa

The abbreviation for the "Unit of length Meter" is m. The abbreviation for the "Unit of length Decimeter" is dm.

Formula for the conversion of Meter (m) to Decimeter (dm) and vice versa

The calculation from Meter to Decimeter shall be made using the following conversion formula:

 Conversion formula Meter to Decimeter 

Determine the number of Decimeter from Meter

Meter × 10


Formula for the conversion of Decimeter (dm) to Meter (m)

The calculation from Decimeter to Meter shall be made using the following conversion formula:

 Conversion formula Decimeter to Meter 

Determine the number of Meter from Decimeter

Decimeter × 0.1


Overview table : How many Meter are in a Decimeter ?

Meter m ⇒ Decimeter dm
0.01 m  are  0.10000 dm
0.02 m  are  0.20000 dm
0.03 m  are  0.30000 dm
0.04 m  are  0.40000 dm
0.05 m  are  0.50000 dm
0.06 m  are  0.60000 dm
0.07 m  are  0.70000 dm
0.08 m  are  0.80000 dm
0.09 m  are  0.90000 dm
0.10 m  are  1 dm
0.20 m  are  2 dm
0.30 m  are  3 dm
0.40 m  are  4 dm
0.50 m  are  5 dm
0.60 m  are  6 dm
0.70 m  are  7 dm
0.80 m  are  8 dm
0.90 m  are  9 dm
1 m  corresponds to  10 dm
2 m  are  20 dm
3 m  are  30 dm
4 m  are  40 dm
5 m  are  50 dm
6 m  are  60 dm
7 m  are  70 dm
8 m  are  80 dm
9 m  are  90 dm
10 m  are  100 dm
20 m  are  200 dm
30 m  are  300 dm
40 m  are  400 dm
50 m  are  500 dm
60 m  are  600 dm
70 m  are  700 dm
80 m  are  800 dm
90 m  are  900 dm
100 m  are  1 000 dm
200 m  are  2 000 dm
300 m  are  3 000 dm
400 m  are  4 000 dm
500 m  are  5 000 dm
600 m  are  6 000 dm
700 m  are  7 000 dm
800 m  are  8 000 dm
900 m  are  9 000 dm
1 000 m  are  10 000 dm

Overview table : How many Decimeter are in a Meter ?

Decimeter dm ⇒ Meter m
0.01 dm  are  0.00100 m
0.02 dm  are  0.00200 m
0.03 dm  are  0.00300 m
0.04 dm  are  0.00400 m
0.05 dm  are  0.00500 m
0.06 dm  are  0.00600 m
0.07 dm  are  0.00700 m
0.08 dm  are  0.00800 m
0.09 dm  are  0.00900 m
0.10 dm  are  0.01000 m
0.20 dm  are  0.02000 m
0.30 dm  are  0.03000 m
0.40 dm  are  0.04000 m
0.50 dm  are  0.05000 m
0.60 dm  are  0.06000 m
0.70 dm  are  0.07000 m
0.80 dm  are  0.08000 m
0.90 dm  are  0.09000 m
1 dm  corresponds to  0.10000 m
2 dm  are  0.20000 m
3 dm  are  0.30000 m
4 dm  are  0.40000 m
5 dm  are  0.50000 m
6 dm  are  0.60000 m
7 dm  are  0.70000 m
8 dm  are  0.80000 m
9 dm  are  0.90000 m
10 dm  are  1 m
20 dm  are  2 m
30 dm  are  3 m
40 dm  are  4 m
50 dm  are  5 m
60 dm  are  6 m
70 dm  are  7 m
80 dm  are  8 m
90 dm  are  9 m
100 dm  are  10 m
200 dm  are  20 m
300 dm  are  30 m
400 dm  are  40 m
500 dm  are  50 m
600 dm  are  60 m
700 dm  are  70 m
800 dm  are  80 m
900 dm  are  90 m
1 000 dm  are  100 m

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Last update on February 19, 2023

The pages of the 'Units of length' category were last editorially reviewed by Stefan Banse on February 19, 2023. They all correspond to the current status.

Previous changes on October 21, 2021

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