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hectometers

/hɛktəˈmɪtərz/ noun · British & US
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What does hectometers mean?

noun

A unit of length equal to 100 meters, used to measure distances in various fields such as physics, engineering, and geography.

Example

"The marathon runner covered a distance of 42.195 hectometers."

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