Definition of Hectometre

1. Noun. A metric unit of length equal to 100 meters.

Exact synonyms: Hectometer, Hm
Generic synonyms: Metric Linear Unit
Terms within: Dam, Decameter, Decametre, Dekameter, Dekametre, Dkm
Group relationships: Kilometer, Kilometre, Klick, Km

Definition of Hectometre

1. Noun. (SI-unit hecto metre length) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Hectometre

1. A measure of length, equal to a hundred meters. It is equivalent to 328.09 feet. Origin: F. Hectometre, fr. Gr. Hundred + F. Metre a meter. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hectometre

hectogrammes
hectograms
hectograph
hectographed
hectographing
hectographs
hectokatal
hectokatals
hectokilo-
hectoliter
hectoliters
hectolitre
hectolitres
hectometer
hectometers
hectometre (current term)
hectometres
hectopascal
hectored
hectorer
hectorers
hectorfloresite
hectoring
hectoringly
hectorite
hectorites
hectorly
hectors
hectosecond
hectoseconds

Literary usage of Hectometre

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Dictionary of Trade Products, Manufacturing, and Technical Terms: With a by Peter Lund Simmonds (1858)
"hectometre, a French measure of length of 10» metres, containing 109 yards and 13 l-10th inches, or 19-834 poles. HEDDLE, a part of the weaver's loom. ..."

2. Appalachia by Appalachian Mountain Club (1879)
"A durable tree has been marked at each hectometre (tenth of a kilometre), ... The boards are to be fastened to the hectometre trees with suitable nails and ..."

3. Robinson's Progressive Practical Arithmetic: Containing the Theory of by Horatio Nelson Robinson, Daniel W. Fish (1875)
"One square hectometre = 100 square ... or a plane figure whose length is one kilometre and breadth one hectometre. One square kilometre = 100 square ..."

4. The Progressive Higher Arithmetic: For Schools, Academies, and Mercantile by Horatio Nelson Robinson (1874)
"One square hectometre = 100 square ... or a plane figure whose length is one kilometre and breadth one hectometre. One square kilometre = 100 square ..."

5. The Progressive Practical Arithmetic: Containing the Theory of Numbers, in by Horatio Nelson Robinson, Daniel W. Fish (1867)
"One square hectometre = 100 square ... or a plane figure whose length is one kilometre and breadth one hectometre. One square kilometre = 100 square ..."

6. Paris and Environs, with Routes from London to Paris: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1894)
"Hectare (square hectometre) = 100 ares = 10000 sq. metres Are (square decametre) = 100 sq. metres. Declare = '/10 are = 10 sq. metres. ..."

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