Hecto-

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Prefix 1.1.1 Etymology 1.1.2 Translations 1.1.3 See also 2 French 2.1 Prefix

English

Prefix

hecto- or, before a vowel, hect-

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 note: 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".

Etymology

From hekaton, hundred via

Translations

• Bulgarian: хекто-
• Finnish: hehto-
• French: hecto-
• Slovak: hekto-

See also

• centi-

French

Prefix

hecto-

1. hecto-