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Hectometre Moderate

Hectometre has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters

2

An SI unit of length equal to 10² metres. Symbol: hm

See Also
hectometres hectometric
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
metric linear unit

Origin

The word comes from combining the prefix hecto- with metre. It originally referred to a unit of length equal to one hundred metres.

Rhyming Words
tre etre litre antre putre outre metre entre notre titre mitre petre votre autre nitre estre eostre montre dartre bistre
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