decimeter

The unit of capacity, the liter, is a cubic decimeter, which is a little larger than the American liquid quart.

The Metric System 1916

It was a simple matter to have the soil of the road sink a decimeter directly under his foot, and to have a puddle of water form there, extending a full two meters on in front of him.

Enjoyment 2010

Although the number of plant species in the Arctic is low in general, individual communities of small arctic plants have a diversity similar to or higher than those of boreal and temperate zones: there can be up to 25 species per square decimeter.

Implications of current species distributions for future biotic change in the Arctic 2009

The meter is too small to make a decent sized decimeter, which happens to be less than 4 inches.

Keeping it real... doyle 2009

The meter is too small to make a decent sized decimeter, which happens to be less than 4 inches.

Archive 2009-06-01 doyle 2009

These diversities are highest in continental parts of the Arctic such as the Taymir Peninsula of Russia, where there are about 150 species of plants (vascular plants, lichens, and mosses) per 100 m2 plot, 40 to 50 species per square meter, and up to 25 species per square decimeter [10].

Implications of current species distributions for future biotic change in the Arctic 2009

Why, that the density of Gallia is just about double the density of the earth, which we know is only five kilogrammes to a cubic decimeter.

Off on a Comet 2003

Dobryna, who was directed to cut out of the solid rock the cubic decimeter required by the professor.

Off on a Comet 2003

Of this rock here is a solid decimeter; let us get at its weight, and we shall have the key which will unlock the problem of the whole weight of Gallia.

Off on a Comet 2003

It has been calculated that between Tabatinga on the Brazilian frontier, and the source of this huge body of water, the difference of level does not exceed a decimeter in each league.

Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon 2003