hectometre, -meter
(ˈhɛktəʊmiːtə(r))
[F. hectomètre (ɛktɔmɛtr): see hecto- and metre.]
In the Metric system, a measure of length containing 100 metres, or 328·089 feet.
| 1810 Naval Chron. XXIV. 301 Hectometer, 100 M. 1869 Roscoe Elem. Chem. 24 The multiples of the metre..are called decametres, hectometres, and kilometres. |