Definition

1. Noun:
   • A metric unit of area measurement, equal to 10,000 square meters or 100 ares. It is commonly used to measure land, especially in agriculture, forestry, and land planning.

Usage

• The word "hectare" is a singular noun. Its standard abbreviation is ha.
• It is used with a number to specify a quantity of area.
• It is a standard international unit within the metric system.

Examples

• The farm covers an area of 50 hectares.
• The new national park will protect over 1,200 hectares of forest.
• A typical soccer field is approximately 0.7 hectares in size.

Advanced Usage

• "Per hectare": Used to express a rate or yield relative to an area of one hectare.
  • The average wheat yield is 8 tonnes per hectare.
• In formal and scientific contexts, the abbreviation ha is preferred after a numeral.
  • The study area was 15.3 ha.

Variants and Related Words

• Are (n): A metric unit of area equal to 100 square meters. One hectare equals 100 ares.
• Square kilometer (n): A metric unit of area equal to 1,000,000 square meters or 100 hectares.

Synonyms

• None (Unit of Measurement): As a specific, standardized unit of area, "hectare" does not have true synonyms. It can be described as "10,000 square meters" or "100 ares," but these are equivalencies, not synonyms.

Related Phrases

• Hectareage (n, less common): The total number of hectares in an area.
  • The hectareage of the estate is impressive.
• Hectare-for-hectare: Used for comparing things on an equal area basis.
  • This new crop variety produces more food hectare-for-hectare.

Notes

• The hectare is not a base SI unit but is accepted for use with the International System of Units (SI).
• One hectare is roughly equivalent to 2.47 acres.

Noun

1. (abbreviated `ha') a unit of surface area equal to 100 ares (or 10,000 square meters)