"tenthmeter" meaning in All languages combined

See tenthmeter on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: tenthmeters [plural], tenthmetre [alternative]
Etymology: From tenth + meter. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tenth|meter}} tenth + meter Head templates: {{en-noun}} tenthmeter (plural tenthmeters)
  1. (physics, archaic) A unit for the measurement, such that 10¹⁰ of these units make one meter; the ten millionth part of a millimeter or a tenth of a nanometre. Tags: archaic

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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