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Hectometre

A hectometre (American spelling: hectometer, symbol: hm) is a measurement of distance equal to 100 metres. This measure is rarely used and is included mostly for completeness, since usage of the SI prefix hecto is no longer recommended.

A hectare is a square hectometre.

decametre << hectometre << kilometre

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07-10-2008 09:35:13
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