Meaning of HECTOMETER
| Pronunciation: | | 'hektu`meetur
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| | Definition: | | [n] a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters |
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| | Synonyms: | | hectometre, hm |
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| | See Also: | | dam, decameter, decametre, dekameter, dekametre, dkm, kilometer, kilometre, klick, km, metric linear unit | |
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| | Definition: | | \Hec"to*me`ter\, Hectometre \Hec"to*me`tre\, n. [F. ?
hectom[`e]tre, fr. Gr. ? hundred + F. m[`e]tre a meter.]
A measure of length, equal to a hundred meters. It is
equivalent to 328.09 feet.
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