decameter
1 of 2noun (1)
deca·me·ter ˈde-kə-ˌmē-tər 
: dekameter
decameter
2 of 2noun (2)
de·cam·e·ter de-ˈka-mə-tər
də-
: a line of verse consisting of 10 metrical feet
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
French décamètre, from déca- + mètre meter
Noun (2)
Greek dekametron, from deka- + metron measure, meter
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1810, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1821, in the meaning defined above