hecto-

See also: hecto

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French hecto-, from Ancient Greek ἑκατόν (hekatón, hundred). Doublet of hecato- and centi-.

Prefix

SI prefix
h Previous: deca-
Next: kilo-

hecto-

  1. hundred
    Synonyms: centi-, hecato-
  2. 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

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

Further reading

  • hecto-”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

From French hecto-, from Ancient Greek ἑκατόν (hekatón, hundred).

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Prefix

hecto-

  1. hecto-
Dutch terms prefixed with hecto-

French

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Prefix

hecto-

  1. hecto-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with hecto-

Further reading

Portuguese

Prefix

hecto-

  1. hecto- (hundred)

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

Prefix

hecto-

  1. hecto-

Derived terms

Romanian terms prefixed with hecto-

Further reading

Spanish

Prefix

hecto-

  1. hecto-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with hecto-

Further reading

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