Meaning of "hectometer" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF HECTOMETER

hectometer  [ˈhɛktəʊˌmiːtə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HECTOMETER

Hectometer is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HECTOMETER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hectometre

The hectometre or hectometer is an uncommonly used unit of length in the metric system, equal to one hundred metres. It derives from the Greek word "ekato", meaning "hundred". A regulation football or soccer field is approximately 1 hectometre in length. ▪ For area the square hectometer is a common unit. It is more commonly known by the name of hectare, meaning 100 ares. The are is a measurement of area the size of 1 decametre by 1 decametre, which is 10 metres by 10 metres. Hence 100 ares equals an area with dimensions 100 m by 100 m — 1 hectometre by 1 hectometre, the square hectometre — equalling 10,000 square metres ▪ For volumes the cubic hectometre is also used, 100 m by 100 m by 100 m equalling 1,000,000 cubic metres. ▪ Conversion of units, for comparison with other units Click on the thumbnail image to jump to the desired Human-scale order of length magnitude article: top-left is 1E-6 m, lower-right is 1E5 m. The Pyramid of Cheops is 138.8 metres high. British driver location sign and location marker post on the M27 in Hampshire.

TRANSLATION OF HECTOMETER

Find out the translation of hectometer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of hectometer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hectometer» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 百米
• Translator English - Spanish: hectómetro
• English: hectometer
• Translator English - Hindi: hectometer
• Translator English - Arabic: هكتومتر
• Translator English - Russian: гектометр
• Translator English - Portuguese: hectometer
• Translator English - Bengali: hectometer
• Translator English - French: hectomètre
• Translator English - Malay: Hektometer
• Translator English - German: Hektometer
• Translator English - Japanese: hectometer
• Translator English - Korean: hectometer
• Translator English - Javanese: Hectometer
• Translator English - Vietnamese: hectometer
• Translator English - Tamil: சதமீற்றர்
• Translator English - Marathi: हेक्टरमीटर
• Translator English - Turkish: hectometer
• Translator English - Italian: ettometro
• Translator English - Polish: hectometer
• Translator English - Ukrainian: гектометри
• Translator English - Romanian: hectometru
• Translator English - Greek: hectometer
• Translator English - Afrikaans: hectometer
• Translator English - Swedish: hectometer
• Translator English - Norwegian: hectometer

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HECTOMETER»

Discover the use of hectometer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hectometer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Southern Marine Engineering Desk Reference

... 0.001 = centimeter μ meter x 1.06E-22 = light year μ meter x 1.00E-07 = dekameter μ meter x 0.03937008 = mil μ meter x 1.00E-08 = hectometer μ meter x 6.21E-10 = statute mile μ meter x 1.00E-09 = kilometer μ meter x 3.24E-23 = parsec μ ...

Rolf Ekenes, 2010

Groundbased and Spacecraft Studies of Jupiter at Decameter ...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.

Michael Daniel Desch, 2011

International Conference on Transportation:

ABSTRACT Taking a certain bridge with hectometer pier as example, the natural vibration frequency is analyzed with MIDAS/CIVIL procedure. Mode factor contribution indicates that influence of high frequency mode can't be neglected.

‎2013

Water-supply Paper

Multiply By To obtain acre 0.405 square hectometer acre-foot (acre-ft) .001233 cubic hectometer acre-foot per acre (acre-ft/acre) .001233 cubic hectometer per hectometer acre-foot per year (acre-ft/yr) .001233 cubic hectometer per year ...

Wesley R. Danskin, Inyo County (Calif.), Los Angeles (Calif.). Dept. of Water and Power

Ground-water Conditions in Las Vegas Valley, Clark County, ...

Multiply By To obtain acre 0.4047 square hectometer acre-foot (acre-ft) 0.001233 cubic hectometer acre-foot per year (acre-ft/yr) 0.001233 cubic hectometer per year acre-foot per month (acre-ft/mo) 0.001233 cubic hectometer per month ...

Russell W. Plume, David S. Morgan, M. D. Dettinger, 1996

U.S. Geological Survey Water-supply Paper

Multiply By To obtain acre 0.4047 square hectometer acre-foot (acre-ft) 1,223 cubic meter acre-foot per acre (care- ft/acre) 3.022 cubic meter per square hectometer acre-ft per day (acre-ft/d) 0.001233 cubic hectometer a day acre-foot per year ...

‎1982

A mental arithmetic: based on analysis and induction

TABLE. 10 millimeters ("""-) = 1 centimeter, cm- 10 centimeters = 1 decimeter, dm- 10 decimeters = 1 meter, m- 10 meters = 1 decameter, "m- 10 decameters = 1 hectometer, Hm- 10 hectometers = 1 kilometer, Km- 10 kilometers 1 myriameter, ...

George Washington Hull, 1896

Commercial Relations of the United States: Reports from the ...

Tapes and braid, black, twilled, medium quality, up to 25 millimeters in breadth, hectometer Tapes, colored, plain or figured, up to 51 millimeters in breadth, for braces, hectometer Tapes of cotton velvet kilo. Tapes, double, up to 38 millimeters ...

‎1881

Consular Reports: Commerce, Manufactures, Etc

Commerce, Manufactures, Etc. Meter equals 39.37 inches. Decameter (10 meters ) equals 393.7 inches. Hectometer (100 meters) equals 328 feet 1 inch. Kilometer (1,000 meters) equals 0.62137 mile (3,28o feet 10 inches). Myriameter (10,000 ...

‎1901

Pacific Ports Manual

“hecho en": (Spanish), made in. hectare (1): 2.471 acres or square hectometer = 10,000 sq. meters. hecto—: 100. hectogram: 100 grams = 0.1 kilogram. hectoliter (1): 100 liters; 2.83774 bushels. hectometer: 100 meters. height of tide: ...

‎1921

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HECTOMETER»

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Olmos: Inside northern Peru's gigantic precedent for large-scale …

The diverted water is first stored in the 44-cubic hectometer Limon Dam before passing through the 20km tunnel, where it then flows through a ... «Fresh Fruit Portal, Dec 14»

Fancy your own World Record Freediving wetsuit?

Project Hector was the mission to dive 100m (one hectometer) on a single breath of air, and was also done to raise awareness of the plight of ... «DeeperBlue.com, May 13»

Photos: Chinese Lantern Festival is coming to Fair Park for the State …

(Left) "Hectometer Porcelain Dragon," is seen illuminated at a past exhibition in Toronto, Ontario in 2006, and (right) a detail of the porcelain ... «Dallas Morning News, Sep 12»

Diver on a leash?

As a purist, I dreamt of attempting the hectometer as I do in my training: a free body descending into the ocean. Perhaps I will try for a training ... «DeeperBlue.com, Apr 11»

William Trubridge breaks own freediving record

Speaking of the dive Trubridge said: "It was one of the hardest dives I've done, in less than perfect conditions, but the hectometer has officially ... «NewsLite, Dec 10»

Only Fools Run At Midnight

In honor of statehood, the race will feature a 50-hectometer (five kilometer) run and a 5,050-foot (almost one mile) walk or wheel. The event is a ... «Capital City Weekly, Jun 09»