hecto-

hecto-
comb. form a hundred, esp. of a unit in the metric system.
Usage:
Abbr.: ha.
Etymology: F, irreg. f. Gk hekaton hundred

* * *

hecto-,
combining form.
1. a hundred: »

Hectogram = a hundred grams.

2. many: »

Hectograph = a machine that makes many copies.

Also, hect- before vowels.
[< French hecto-, alteration of Greek hekatón a hundred]

* * *

comb. form (used commonly in units of measurement) a hundred

hectometer

Origin:
from French, formed irregularly by contraction of Greek hekaton ‘hundred’

* * *

hecto- 7 [ˈhektəʊ] [ˈhektoʊ] combining form
(in nouns; often used in units of measurement) one hundred

hectometre

 
Word Origin:
[hecto-] from French, formed irregularly by contraction of Greek hekaton ‘hundred’.

* * *

hecto-, hect-
a non-etymological contraction of Gr. ἑκατόν hundred, first used as a combining form in French words, esp. in the Metric system of weights and measures to express a hundred times the unit.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Hecto — (symbole h) est le préfixe du système international d unités (SI) qui représente 102 soit 100. Ainsi, l hectomètre vaut 100 mètres, l hectolitre vaut 100 litres, etc. Adopté en 1795, il provient du grec ancien ἑκατόν / hekatón, cent. Voir aussi… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • hecto — (symbole h) est le préfixe du système international d unités (SI) qui représente 102 soit 100. Ainsi, l hectomètre vaut 100 mètres, l hectolitre vaut 100 litres, etc. Cette unité est utilisée en agroalimentaire. Adopté en 1795, il provient du… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • hecto- — [hektəʊ ǁ toʊ] prefix used in units of measurement to mean 100. For example, one hectogram is equal to 100 grams * * * hecto UK US prefix MEASURES ► used before units of measurement to mean one hundred times that unit. For example, one hectolitre …   Financial and business terms

  • hecto- — Elemento compositivo prefijo que significa ‘cien’. Toma la forma hect cuando la palabra a la que se une empieza por vocal: hectárea. Suele unirse a nombres de unidades de medida, para designar unidades cien veces mayores: hectómetro, hectolitro,… …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

  • Hecto- — or hecta (symbol h) is a SI prefix in the SI system of units denoting a factor of 102 (100).Adopted in 1795, it comes from the Greek polytonic|ἑκατόν hekaton , meaning hundred .It is rarely used, except for certain specific applications: *… …   Wikipedia

  • Hecto — (símbolo h) es un prefijo del Sistema Internacional de Unidades que indica un factor de 10² (100). Por ejemplo: ● una hectárea son 100 áreas (unidad de superficie que equivale a cien metros cuadrados) …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • hecto — Element prim de compunere savantă cu semnificaţia o sută , de o sută de ori . [var. hecaton , hect . / < fr. hect(o) , cf. gr. hekaton – o sută]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 20.04.2005. Sursa: DN  HECT(O) /HECAT(O) elem. o sută . (< fr.… …   Dicționar Român

  • hecto- — |tò| pref. 1. Elemento que significa cem. • elem. de comp. 2. Elemento que significa seis.   • Nota: É seguido de hífen quando o segundo elemento começa por h ou o …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • hecto- — (Contracc. del gr. ἑκατόν, ciento). elem. compos. Significa cien (102) veces . Se aplica a nombres de unidades de medida para designar el múltiplo correspondiente. (Símb. h) …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • hecto- — ► COMBINING FORM ▪ a hundred: hectometre. ORIGIN French, from Greek hekaton hundred …   English terms dictionary

  • hecto- — [hek′tō, hek′tə] [Fr, contr < Gr hekaton, HUNDRED] combining form one hundred; the factor 102 [hectogram]: also, before a vowel, prefix combining form hect …   English World dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”