hecto-
See also: hecto
English
editAlternative forms
edit- hect- (before a vowel)
Etymology
editFrom French hecto-, from Ancient Greek ἑκατόν (hekatón, “hundred”). Doublet of hecato- and centi-.
Prefix
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hecto-
- hundred
- In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 100. Symbol: h
Usage notes
editUsually 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
editTranslations
edithundred
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Further reading
edit- “hecto-”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
editDutch
editEtymology
editFrom French hecto-, from Ancient Greek ἑκατόν (hekatón, “hundred”).
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Prefix
edithecto-
French
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Prefix
edithecto-
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “hecto-”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese
editPrefix
edithecto-
- hecto- (hundred)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “hectolitro” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
Romanian
editPrefix
edithecto-
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- hectolitru in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Spanish
editPrefix
edithecto-
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “hecto-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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