HECTOMETRE

hectometer, hectometre, hm

(noun) a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hectometre (plural hectometres)

An SI unit of length equal to 102 metres.

Synonyms

• Symbol: hm.

Anagrams

• hectometer

Source: Wiktionary


Hec"to*me`ter, Hec"to*me`tre, n. Etym: [F. hectomètre, fr. Gr. mètre a meter.]

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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