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| caption = The Pyramid of Cheops is 138.8 metres high. |
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| Hectometre | |
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 The Pyramid of Cheops is 138.8 metres high, which is 1.388 hectometres. | |
| General information | |
| Unit system | metric |
| Unit of | length |
| Symbol | hm |
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| 1 hm in ... | ... is equal to ... |
| SI units | 100 m |
| imperial/US units | 109.36 yd 3937.0 in |
Look up hectometre in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
The hectometre (International spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: hm) or hectometer (American spelling) is an uncommonly used unit of length in the metric system, equal to one hundred metres. It derives from the Greek word "ekato", meaning "hundred". A soccer field is approximately 1 hectometre in length. The hectare (ha), a common metric unit for land area, is equal to one square hectometre (hm2).