decameter

1 of 2

noun (1)

deca·​me·​ter ˈde-kə-ˌmē-tər 

: dekameter

decameter

2 of 2

noun (2)

de·​cam·​e·​ter de-ˈka-mə-tər 

də-

: a line of verse consisting of 10 metrical feet

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

French décamètre, from déca- + mètre meter

Noun (2)

Greek dekametron, from deka- + metron measure, meter

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1810, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1821, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

decameter

noun

deca·​me·​ter

ˈdek-ə-ˌmēt-ər

: dekameter