hecto-
See also: hecto
English
Alternative forms
- hect- (before a vowel)
Etymology
From French hecto-, from Ancient Greek ἑκατόν (hekatón, “hundred”). Doublet of hecato- and centi-.
Usage notes
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
English terms prefixed with hecto-
Translations
hundred
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Further reading
- “hecto-”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
From French hecto-, from Ancient Greek ἑκατόν (hekatón, “hundred”).
Pronunciation
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French
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Derived terms
French terms prefixed with hecto-
Further reading
- “hecto-”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese
Derived terms
Portuguese terms prefixed with hecto-
Further reading
- “hectolitro” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
Romanian
Derived terms
Romanian terms prefixed with hecto-
Further reading
- hectolitru in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Spanish
Derived terms
Spanish terms prefixed with hecto-
Further reading
- “hecto-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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