Crossword clues for hectometer
hectometer
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
n. (alternative spelling of hectometre from=US English)
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.