/ English Dictionary

HECTOMETRE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A metric unit of length equal to 100 meters

Synonyms:

hectometer; hectometre; hm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

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

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

Meronyms (parts of "hectometre"):

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

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

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

Domain region:

Britain (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Canada (a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada)

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