Area units calculator & converter tool
Dm2 Conversions Table
Equivalent of 5 dm2 (Square decimeter): |
0.05 m2 (Square meter) |
500 cm2 (Square centimeter) |
50000 mm2 (Square milimeter) |
5.0E-8 km2 (Square Kilometer) |
5.0E-6 Hectare |
0.0005 Are |
5.0E-5 Decare |
0.05 Centiare |
1.462525E-5 Arpent |
50 Barn |
0.538195 Square feet |
1.235525E-5 Acre |
0.001976845 Square perche |
1.9305E-8 Square mil |
0.0597995 Square yard |
77.500231379813 Square inch |
5.365E-10 Canton |
7.72E-8 Homestead |
4.942E-5 Rood |
Dm2 / Arpent Units Definition
dm2 (Square decimeter)
Therefore, a square decimeter (or "square decimeter" in British spelling) is one tenth of a square meter. It can also be expressed by ten square centimeters. A rough example of a decimeter could be the average surface area of some smartphone screens.
Arpent
An arpent (French pronunciation: [aʁpɑ̃], sometimes called arpen) is a unit of length and a unit of area. This is a pre-metric French unit based on the Roman actus. It is used in Quebec, in certain regions of the United States which were part of French Louisiana, as well as in Mauritius and the Seychelles.