Wiktionary

hecto-

See also: hecto

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From French hecto-, from Ancient Greek ἑκατόν (hekatón, “hundred”). Doublet of hecato- and centi-.

Prefix

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SI prefix
h Previous: deca-
Next: kilo-

hecto-

  1. hundred
    Synonyms: centi-, hecato-
  2. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 100. Symbol: h

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Usually this prefix for "× 10²" is intentionally not used in scientific contexts, in favor of either "× 10¹" or "× 10³" instead. For example, "1 hm" (one hectometre) will usually be written instead as either "100 m" or "0.1 km". This fact is directly related to the preference for engineering notation as a subset of scientific notation that is especially useful mathematically. It favors groups of cubes (× 10³).

Derived terms

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English terms prefixed with hecto-

Translations

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Further reading

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  • “hecto-”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

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Dutch

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Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From French hecto-, from Ancient Greek ἑκατόν (hekatón, “hundred”).

Pronunciation

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hecto-

  1. hecto-
Dutch terms prefixed with hecto-

French

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Pronunciation

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hecto-

  1. hecto-

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French terms prefixed with hecto-

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Portuguese

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hecto-

  1. hecto- (hundred)

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Portuguese terms prefixed with hecto-

Further reading

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  • “hectolitro” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Romanian

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hecto-

  1. hecto-

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Romanian terms prefixed with hecto-

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Spanish

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Prefix

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hecto-

  1. hecto-

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Spanish terms prefixed with hecto-

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