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A metric unit of length equal to 100 meters
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hectometer
Word definitions for hectometer in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hectometer \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.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of hectometre from=US English)
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters [syn: hectometre , hm ]
Usage examples of hectometer.
Hauled along by a network of mag-beams converging from a score of space tugs came the Conference Disk, two hectometers in diameter and a decameter thick at its hub.
CANADA Although we hardly ever think about it except when the TV weather person is showing us a cold air mass, Canada is actually a major country, with an area of more than 169 billion hectometers in longitude, and a bustling population of more than 27 million, if you include members of the wolverine family.