hecto-

See also hecto

English

Alternative forms

• hect- (before a vowel)

Etymology

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

Prefix

SI prefix
h
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hecto-

1. 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- (bg) (hekto-)
• Chinese: 百- (bǎi)
• Czech: hekto- (cs)
• Esperanto: hekto- (eo)
• Finnish: hehto- (fi)
• French: hecto- (fr)

• Greek: εκατο- (el) (ekato-)
• Italian: etto- (it)
• Japanese: ヘクト- (ja) (hekuto)
• Malay: hekto- (ms)
• Portuguese: hecto- (pt)
• Russian: гекто- (ru) (gekto-)
• Slovak: hekto- (sk)

See also

• centi-

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French

Prefix

hecto-

1. hecto-