🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

ヘクト

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hekuto

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Hecto/ˈhɛk.toʊ/
prefixCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"ヘクトメートルは百メートルに相当します。"

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2 senses
As prefix
  1. 1

    A metric prefix indicating a factor of one hundred.

    "A hectometer is equal to one hundred meters."
  2. 2

    Used in various scientific and mathematical contexts to denote a hundredfold increase.

    "The term 'hectoliter' refers to one hundred liters."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'hecto' originates from the Greek word 'hekaton', meaning 'hundred'. It was adopted into the metric system in the late 18th century as a prefix denoting a factor of one hundred.

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