Synonyms of the word

decameter

• n. US spelling of decametre.

dam

• n. A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow.
• n. (dentistry) A device to prevent a tooth from getting wet, consisting of a rubber sheet held with a band.
• n. (South Africa, Australia) A reservoir.
• n. A firebrick wall, or a stone, which forms the front of the hearth of a blast furnace.
• n. (India) An obsolete Indian copper coin, equal to a fortieth of a rupee.
• v. To block the flow of water.
• n. Female parent, mother, generally regarding breeding of animals (correlative to sire).
• n. A kind of crowned piece in the game of draughts.
• n. A former coin of Nepal, 128 of which were worth one mohar.

decametre

• n. (metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10¹ metres. Symbol: dam.
• n. (prosody) A line in a poem having ten metrical feet.
• n. (prosody) A poetic metre in which each line has ten feet.

dekameter

• n. A decameter / decametre.