Decametre

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Rare in Conversation

Decametre isn't commonly used in everyday speech. It's more frequent in scientific or technical settings.

In our geography class, we learned that the river widens to several decametres.

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Visualize Measurements

Imagine the length of an average school bus, which helps visualize approximately one decametre.

The width of the rectangular garden is about a decametre, like a bus laid on its side.

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Scientific Precision

Use 'decametre' when precision matters, such as in scientific research or engineering plans.

The scientist recorded the depth of the trench in decametres.