English

Etymology
From Gr. hekaton, hundred via F.

Prefix
infl|en|prefix|cat=prefixes or, before a vowel, hect-

1. 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 note
This prefix is not used in official scientific contexts. For example, "1 hm" (one hectometre) is written instead as either "100 m" or "0.1 km".'''

Translations
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Bulgarian: �ек�о-
Finnish: hehto-
French: hecto-
Japanese: ��� (hekuto)
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Portuguese: hecto-
Russian: гек�о- (gekto-)
Slovak: hekto-
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See also
centi-

French

Prefix
hecto-

1. hecto-

el:hecto-
fr:hecto-
ja:hecto-

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