Decameter to Hectometer Conversion (dm to hm)

How Many Hectometer in a Decameter?

There are 0.1 hectometer in a decameter.
1 Decameter is equal to 0.1 Hectometer.
1 dm = 0.1 hm

Decameter to Hectometer Conversions

Decameter Definition

It is a metric unit of distance or length. Decameter is equal to 10 meters, or 10,000 centimeters. It is less commonly used unit of SI comparing to meter or millimeter. The name "decameter" is derived from Latin words "deca" (meaning ten of something) and "meter". Dkm or dm are the symbols for this unit.

Hectometer Definition

A hectometer is one of the least commonly used in modern metric system unit of length or distance. One hectometer is equal to 100 meters or 1/10^th of kilometer. Hectometer can be considered a practical unit for measuring small distances or the dimensions of relatively large objects like very large premises, large water reservoirs, small pool length, etc. Along with linear measurement, hectometer is sometimes used as a unit of volumetric measurement.

About dm to hm Converter

This is a very easy to use decameter to hectometer converter. First of all just type the decameter (dm) value in the text field of the conversion form to start converting dm to hm, then select the decimals value and finally hit convert button if auto calculation didn't work. Hectometer value will be converted automatically as you type.

The decimals value is the number of digits to be calculated or rounded of the result of decameter to hectometer conversion.

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