> >>>Wot, no love for decimetre & decametre either?
> >>
> >>We have them in Italy too :)
> > 
> > You poor souls!  I figured there was one for 100 metres as 
> well - and 
> > tada - the hectometre. (Obvious in hindsight.)
> 
> "Centimetro" is 1/100 of meter and is widespread, "decimetro" 
> is 1/10 and is less used, so are "ettometro" (100 meters) and 
> "decametro" (10meters) but we learn them at school or at 
> least we did :)


I remember decimetre being taught (but never used), but not decametre or
hectometre.  Maybe I just forgot.  Decametre should have show up in
surveying...

Just stick with millimeters, it's all you need.  Perth is only around
4000000000mm from here, easy!

Tony

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