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Definitions for hectare
ˈhɛk tɛərhectare

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. hectarenoun

    (abbreviated `ha') a unit of surface area equal to 100 ares (or 10,000 square meters)

Wiktionary

  1. hectarenoun

    A unit of surface area (symbol ha) equal to 100 ares (that is, 10,000 square metres, one hundredth of a square kilometre, or approximately 2.5 acres), used for measuring the areas of geographical features such as land and bodies of water.

  2. Etymology: From hectare, formed from ἑκατόν + are.

Wikipedia

  1. Hectare

    The hectare (; SI symbol: ha) is a non-SI metric unit of area equal to a square with 100-metre sides (1 hm2), or 10,000 m2, and is primarily used in the measurement of land. There are 100 hectares in one square kilometre. An acre is about 0.405 hectares and one hectare contains about 2.47 acres. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as 100 square metres, or one square decametre, and the hectare ("hecto-" + "are") was thus 100 ares or 1⁄100 km2 (10,000 square metres). When the metric system was further rationalised in 1960, resulting in the International System of Units (SI), the are was not included as a recognised unit. The hectare, however, remains as a non-SI unit accepted for use with the SI and whose use is "expected to continue indefinitely". Though the dekare/decare daa (1,000 m2) and are (100 m2) are not officially "accepted for use", they are still used in some contexts.

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  1. hectare

    A hectare is a metric unit of square measurement that is equal to 10,000 square meters or 2.47 acres, commonly used in land area measurements.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Hectarenoun

    a measure of area, or superficies, containing a hundred ares, or 10,000 square meters, and equivalent to 2.471 acres

  2. Etymology: [F., fr. Gr. hundred + F. are an are.]

Wikidata

  1. Hectare

    The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres, and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the 'are' was defined as 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 'ares' or 1/100 km². A hectare of land is about 2.471 acres. When the metric system was further rationalised in 1960, resulting in the International System of Units, the are was not included as a recognised unit. The hectare is one of the non-SI units accepted for use with the SI units.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Hectare

    hek′tär, n. a superficial measure=100 ares, 10,000 sq. metres, or nearly 2½ acres (2.471). [Fr.,—Gr. hekaton, 100, L. area, area.]

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  1. cheater

  2. recheat

  3. reteach

  4. teacher

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hectare in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hectare in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of hectare in a Sentence

  1. Wang Fuqing:

    Soy prices have picked up and with government soy subsidies, we may be able to make 700 yuan-800 yuan ($108-$124) per hectare.

  2. Paul Francois:

    Maybe we'll lose against Monsanto but the real victory for me is that I have converted my 200-hectare farm to organic production, this affair made me open my eyes and move towards a different kind of agriculture.

  3. Sukh Deo Muni:

    It may ... be recast taking out the 20 hectare freehold space to be given to the Chinese, and may be the loan terms could be eased.

  4. Gurvinder Singh:

    Because of the heatwave we've had a loss of more than 5 quintal( 500 kilograms) per hectare of our April yield, people who work outdoors -- farmers, those in construction, manual labor -- will suffer more. They have less options to cool down and can't stay away from the heat.

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