hecto

Metric system multiplier

Hecto is a metric prefix meaning one hundred.

It appears in hectare (one hundred ares, or about 2.5 acres) and hectoliter (one hundred liters).

The prefix is rarely used outside these established terms, as the metric system more commonly employs powers of ten in thousands.

measurement

hectopascal

Metric pressure unit

meter · centimeter · millimeter · kilometer · decimeter · deciliter · centiliter · milligram · decagram · metric ton

prefix

hectopascal

Metric pressure unit

  • centiHundredth-part indicator
  • kiloThousand-unit prefix
  • megaMillion-fold prefix

giga · milli · micro · nano · peta

hundred

centennial

Hundred-year anniversary

percentile · centenary · hundredfold · hundredweight · centenarian · centigrade

Opposites
metric prefix magnitude

hectocenti

Hundredth-part indicator

milli · micro · nano · pico · kilo

Family

hectare, hectoliter, hecatomb, hectogram, hectolitre, hectoliters, hectometers, hectometres

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Rated G