hecto-
Metric hundred marker
Hecto- is a metric prefix meaning one hundred, used in units of measurement.
A hectare is one hundred ares (about 2.5 acres), and a hectoliter is one hundred liters.
The prefix appears almost exclusively in scientific and technical contexts, with hectare being the only common term most English speakers encounter.
Ten squared
- metricStandard of measurement
- SIUniversal measurement framework
- prefixRoot-modifying front element
- unitIndividual part or measure
scale · quantity · centi- · kilo- · deca- · magnitude · notation · conversion
Of the air above
- pressureForce upon contact
- barometricOf air pressure measurement
- millibarAtmospheric pressure unit
- weatherAtmospheric state outdoors
meteorology · calibration · laboratory · precision · instrument · gauge · reading · notation
hundred
Ten squared
unit · scale · quantity · centi- · kilo- · deca- · magnitude · notation · conversion · standard
atmospheric
Of the air above
- pressureForce upon contact
- barometricOf air pressure measurement
- millibarAtmospheric pressure unit
weather · meteorology · calibration · laboratory · precision · instrument · gauge · reading · notation · formula
land
Earth's solid surface
- acreageAmount of land owned
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
- cultivationFostering growth through care
yield · crop · plot · field · survey · property · estate · vineyard · plantation · orchard