Hectometre

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Hectometre
The Great Pyramid of Giza is 137.7 metres high, which is 1.377 hectometres.
General information
Unit systemSI
Unit oflength
Symbolhm
Conversions
1 hm in ...... is equal to ...
   SI base units   100 m
   imperial/US units   328.08 ft

The hectometre (SI symbol: hm), spelled hectometer in American English, is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one hundred metres[1] and to one tenth of a kilometre. The word comes from a combination of "metre" and the SI prefix "hecto-", meaning "hundred".[2] It is not commonly used in English.[citation needed] A football field (either soccer or American football) is approximately 1 hectometre in length.[3][4] The hectare (ha), a common metric unit for land area, is equal to one square hectometre (hm2).

The hectometre has sometimes been used for expressing the distance to a target in warfare.[5][6][7]

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References

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  1. ^ "hectometre noun – Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com". www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  2. ^ "Metric and SI Unit Prefixes". www.unc.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-04-19. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  3. ^ "Soccer (FIFA) Field Dimensions & Layout – SportsCourtDimensions.com". www.sportscourtdimensions.com. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  4. ^ "Soccer Field Dimensions & Measurements". www.courtdimensions.net. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  5. ^ Lienau, Peter (1999-10-22). "The Working Environment for German Warship design in WWI and WWII". NavWeaps.
  6. ^ "Field Artillery Journal – Sep 1927 | PDF | Shell (Projectile) | Howitzer". Scribd.
  7. ^ "The Sinking Of The Scharnhorst | Proceedings – January 1956 Vol. 82/1/635".
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  • The dictionary definition of hectometre at Wiktionary