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Princeton's WordNet

  1. hectometer, hectometre, hmnoun

    a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters

Wikipedia

  1. Hectometre

    The hectometre (International spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: hm) or hectometer (American spelling) is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one hundred metres and to one tenth of a kilometre. The word comes from a combination of "metre" and the SI prefix "hecto-", meaning "hundred". It is not commonly used in English. A football field (either soccer or American) is approximately 1 hectometre in length. The hectare (ha), a common metric unit for land area, is equal to one square hectometre (hm2).

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  1. hectometre

    A hectometre is a unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to one hundred meters. It is not commonly used, but it is defined in the International System of Units (SI).

Webster Dictionary

  1. Hectometrenoun

    a measure of length, equal to a hundred meters. It is equivalent to 328.09 feet

  2. Etymology: [F. hectomtre, fr. Gr. hundred + F. mtre a meter.]

Wikidata

  1. Hectometre

    A hectometre is an uncommonly used unit of length in the metric system, equal to one hundred metres. It derives from the Greek word "ekato", meaning "hundred". A regulation football or soccer field is approximately 1 hectometre in length. ⁕For area the square hectometer is a common unit. It is more commonly known by the name of hectare, meaning 100 ares. The are is a measurement of area the size of 1 decametre by 1 decametre, which is 10 metres by 10 metres. Hence 100 ares equals an area with dimensions 100 m by 100 m — 1 hectometre by 1 hectometre, the square hectometre — equalling 10,000 square metres ⁕For volumes the cubic hectometre is also used, 100 m by 100 m by 100 m equalling 1,000,000 cubic metres. ⁕Conversion of units, for comparison with other units To compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 100 metres and 1000 metres. Distances shorter than 100 metres

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Hectometre

    hek′to-mēt-ėr, n. a unit of length equal to 100 metres, or about 116th (.0621) of a mile.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hectometre in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hectometre in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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