The MÈTRE, the unit of length, is the ten-millionth part of a line drawn
from the Pole to the Equator.
1 MÈTRE = as above.
1 DÉCAMÈTRE = 10 mètres.
1 HECTOMÈTRE = 100 "
1 KILOMÈTRE = 1000 "
1 MYRIAMÈTRE = 10,000 "
1 DECIMÈTRE = 1/10th of a mètre.
1 CENTIMÈTRE = 1/100th "
1 MILLIMÈTRE = 1/1000th "
The Greek prefixes (_deca_, _hecto_, _kilo_, _myria_) denote
multiplication.
The Latin prefixes (_deci_, _centi_, _milli_) denote division.