hectometer

or hek·to·me·ter

[ hek-tuh-mee-ter ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hectometer¹

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

Example Sentences

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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