metre, m

• the metre is the base unit of length
in the international metric system.

EXAMPLES:
1 metre = 100 centimetres = 1000 millimetres
1000 metres = 1 kilometre

Metric Units ~ Length

10 millimetres = 1 centimetre
10 centimetres = 1 decimetre
10 decimetres = 1 metre
10 metres = 1 decametre
10 decametres = 1 hectometre
10 hectometres = 1 kilometre
1000 metres = 1 kilometre