Decimeter Conversions

A decimeter is one tenth of a meter (10 cm). A cube one decimeter on each side holds exactly one liter.

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1 dm = 0.1 m

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Each line shows how much 1 decimeter (dm) equals. Select a conversion for a calculator, formula and table.

Metric (SI)

Decimeter to Meter0.1 m
Decimeter to Kilometer0.0001 km
Decimeter to Hectometer0.001 hm
Decimeter to Dekameter0.01 dam
Decimeter to Centimeter10 cm
Decimeter to Millimeter100 mm
Decimeter to Micrometer100,000 µm
Decimeter to Micron100,000 µ
Decimeter to Nanometer100,000,000 nm
Decimeter to Angstrom1,000,000,000 Å
Decimeter to Picometer100,000,000,000 pm
Decimeter to Femtometer100,000,000,000,000 fm
Decimeter to Fermi100,000,000,000,000 fm
Decimeter to Attometer1 × 10¹⁷ am
Decimeter to Megameter1 × 10⁻⁷ Mm
Decimeter to Gigameter1 × 10⁻¹⁰ Gm
Decimeter to Terameter1 × 10⁻¹³ Tm
Decimeter to Petameter1 × 10⁻¹⁶ Pm
Decimeter to Exameter1 × 10⁻¹⁹ Em

Imperial & US customary

Decimeter to Inch3.93701 in
Decimeter to Foot0.328084 ft
Decimeter to Yard0.109361 yd
Decimeter to Mile0.0000621371 mi
Decimeter to Kiloyard0.000109361 kyd
Decimeter to Furlong0.000497097 fur
Decimeter to Chain0.00497097 ch
Decimeter to Rope0.0164042 rope
Decimeter to Rod0.0198839 rd
Decimeter to Perch0.0198839 perch
Decimeter to Pole0.0198839 pole
Decimeter to Fathom0.0546807 ftm
Decimeter to Link0.497097 li
Decimeter to Hand0.984252 h
Decimeter to Mil3,937.01 mil
Decimeter to Microinch3,937,010 µin

US survey units

Decimeter to Foot (US Survey)0.328083 ft (US)
Decimeter to Inch (US Survey)3.937 in (US)
Decimeter to Mile (US Survey)0.000062137 mi (US)
Decimeter to Mile (Statute)0.000062137 mi
Decimeter to League (Statute)0.0000207123 lea
Decimeter to Furlong (US Survey)0.000497096 fur (US)
Decimeter to Chain (US Survey)0.00497096 ch (US)
Decimeter to Rod (US Survey)0.0198838 rd (US)
Decimeter to Link (US Survey)0.497096 li (US)
Decimeter to Fathom (US Survey)0.0546806 ftm (US)

Nautical

Decimeter to Nautical Mile (international)0.0000539957 NM
Decimeter to Nautical Mile (UK)0.0000539612 NM (UK)
Decimeter to Nautical League (int.)0.0000179986 NL
Decimeter to Nautical League (UK)0.0000179871 NL (UK)

Astronomical

Decimeter to Astronomical Unit6.68459 × 10⁻¹³ au
Decimeter to Light Year1.057 × 10⁻¹⁷ ly
Decimeter to Parsec3.24078 × 10⁻¹⁸ pc
Decimeter to Kiloparsec3.24078 × 10⁻²¹ kpc
Decimeter to Megaparsec3.24078 × 10⁻²⁴ Mpc

Atomic & physics

Decimeter to A.u. of Length1,889,730,000 a₀
Decimeter to X-unit997,924,000,000 xu

Historical & cloth

Decimeter to Ell0.0874891 ell
Decimeter to Cubit (UK)0.218723 cubit
Decimeter to Span (cloth)0.437445 span
Decimeter to Finger (cloth)0.874891 finger
Decimeter to Nail (cloth)1.74978 nail
Decimeter to Barleycorn11.811 barleycorn
Decimeter to League0.0000207124 lea
Decimeter to Arpent0.00170877 arpent
Decimeter to Mile (Roman)0.0000675765 m.p.

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