Hectometre

Hectometre
The Pyramid of Cheops is 138.8 metres high.
Unit information
Unit system	metric
Unit of	length
Symbol	hm
Unit conversions
1 hm in ...	... is equal to ...
SI units	7002100000000000000♠100 m
imperial/US units	109.36 yd 3937.0 in

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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).

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SI units of length

From smallest to largest (left to right). Commonly used units shown in bold italics.

yoctometre (1×10⁻²⁴ m) zeptometre attometre femtometre picometre nanometre micrometre millimetre centimetre decimetre metre (m) decametre hectometre kilometre megametre gigametre terametre petametre exametre zettametre yottametre (1×10²⁴ m)

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