Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A metric unit of length equal to 100 meters.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In the metric system, a unit of length equal to 100 meters, or 328 feet 1 inch.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A measure of length, equal to a hundred meters. It is equivalent to 328.09 feet.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun US spelling of
hectometre .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters
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Examples
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Ten meters make one decameter; ten decameters make one hectometer; ten hectometers make one kilometer, and ten kilometers make one myriameter.
The Metric System 1916
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Rational Review 2009
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Meter 2007
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