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HECTOMETER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hectometer mean? 

HECTOMETER (noun)
  The noun HECTOMETER has 1 sense:

1. a metric unit of length equal to 100 metersplay

  Familiarity information: HECTOMETER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HECTOMETER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A metric unit of length equal to 100 meters

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

hectometer; hectometre; hm

Hypernyms ("hectometer" is a kind of...):

metric linear unit (a linear unit of distance in metric terms)

Meronyms (parts of "hectometer"):

dam; decameter; decametre; dekameter; dekametre; dkm (a metric unit of length equal to ten meters)

Holonyms ("hectometer" is a part of...):

kilometer; kilometre; klick; km (a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles))


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