hecto-

See also: hecto

English

Alternative forms

hect- (before a vowel)

Etymology

From French, from Ancient Greek ἑκατόν (hekatón, “hundred”).

Prefix

SI prefix
h	Previous:	deca-
h	Next:	kilo-

hecto-

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

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

hundred

Bulgarian: хекто- (hekto-)
Chinese:
Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 百- (zh) (bǎi)
Czech: hekto- (cs)
Dutch: hecto- (nl)
Esperanto: hekto-
Finnish: hehto- (fi)
French: hecto- (fr)
Galician: hecto- (gl)
Greek: εκατο- (ekato-)
Hindi: शत- (śat-)

Hungarian: hekto- (hu)
Italian: etto-
Japanese: ヘクト- (hekuto)
Korean: 헥토- (hekto)
Malay: hekto-
Marathi: शत- (śat-)
Nepali: शत- (śata-)
Portuguese: hecto- (pt)
Russian: гекто- (ru) (gekto-)
Slovak: hekto-
Spanish: hecto-

Anagrams

cothe

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Prefix

hecto-

hecto-

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French

Prefix

hecto-

hecto-

Portuguese

Prefix

hecto-

hecto- (hundred)

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