hectometer

/'hektou,mi:tə/ Cách viết khác : (hectometre) /'hektou,mi:tə/

Thân thiện

A runner completes a hectometer race on the track.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A metric unit of length: A "hectometer" is a unit of measurement in the metric system equal to one hundred meters (100 m).

Usage

• The word "hectometer" is used primarily in scientific, technical, or educational contexts to describe distances or lengths. It is less common in everyday conversation than units like meters or kilometers.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The field is approximately two hectometers in length.
  • The new road segment measures exactly five hectometers.

Advanced Usage

• Abbreviation: The standard abbreviation for hectometer is "hm".
  • The race track is 4 hm long.
• In compound measurements: It can be used with prefixes to denote decimal multiples or submultiples, though this is rare.
  • The pipeline was laid over a distance of several decahectometers.

Variants and Related Words

• Hectometre: This is an alternative spelling, primarily used in British English.
• Hectometric (adj): Relating to or measured in hectometers.
  • The survey required hectometric precision.

Synonyms

• 100 meters: This is a descriptive synonym, not a separate unit.
• 0.1 kilometer: An equivalent measurement in a more commonly used unit.

Notes on Meaning

• The "hectometer" is a specific, fixed unit within the decimal-based metric system. Its primary and only meaning is as a unit of length equal to 100 meters. It does not have idiomatic or figurative uses.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters

Từ đồng nghĩa

• hectometre
• hm