hectometer

American

[hek-tuh-mee-ter] / ˈhɛk təˌmi tər /

especially British, hectometre

Or hektometer

noun

a unit of length equal to 100 meters, or 328.08 feet. hm

Etymology

Origin of hectometer

From the French word hectomètre, dating back to 1800–10. See hecto-, -meter

Example Sentences

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Hauled along by a network of mag-beams converging from a score of space tugs came the Conference Disk, two hectometers in diameter and a decameter thick at its hub.

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