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Hectometre -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | A hectometre ((additional info and facts about American spelling) American spelling: hectometer, symbol: hm) is a measurement of distance equal to 100 ((prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse) metres. |
 | | This measure is rarely used and is included mostly for completeness, since usage of the SI prefix (additional info and facts about hecto) hecto is no longer recommended. |
 | | A ((abbreviated `ha') a unit of surface area equal to 100 ares (or 10,000 square meters)) hectare is a square hectometre. |
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