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Hectometer

An SI unit of length equal to 102 metres. Symbol: hm

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    An SI unit of length equal to 102 metres. Symbol: hm

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hectometrenoun(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 100 metres. Symbol: hm
hmnoun(music) Initialism of heavy metal. [(sciences, countable) Any metal that has a specific gravity greater than about 5, especially one, such as lead, that is poisonous and may be a hazard in the environment. (There are many different definitions of what counts as a heavy metal; see Heavy metals for a discussion.)]

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hectometrenoun(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 100 metres. Symbol: hm
hmnoun(music) Initialism of heavy metal. [(sciences, countable) Any metal that has a specific gravity greater than about 5, especially one, such as lead, that is poisonous and may be a hazard in the environment. (There are many different definitions of what counts as a heavy metal; see Heavy metals for a discussion.)]
decimeternounUS spelling of decimetre. [(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻¹ metres. Symbol: dm]
terameternounUS spelling of terametre. [(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10¹² metres. Symbol: Tm]
decameternounUS spelling of decametre. [(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10¹ metres. Symbol: dam]
yoctometernounUS spelling of yoctometre. [(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻²⁴ metres. Symbol: ym]
hectogrammenoun(British spelling) Alternative spelling of hectogram. [(metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 10² grams. Symbol: hg]
hectogramnoun(metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 10² grams. Symbol: hg
kilometrenoun(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10³ metres. Symbol: km
centimetrenoun(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻² metres. Symbol: cm
chiliometrenounObsolete spelling of kilometre. [(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10³ metres. Symbol: km]
femtometernounUS spelling of femtometre. [(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻¹⁵ metres. Symbol: fm]
tenthmetrenounAlternative form of tenthmeter. [(physics, archaic) A unit for the measurement, such that 10¹⁰ of these units make one meter; the ten millionth part of a millimeter or a tenth of a nanometre.]
petameternounUS spelling of petametre. [(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10¹⁵ metres. Symbol: Pm]
attometernounUS spelling of attometre. [(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻¹⁸ metres. Symbol: am]
petametrenoun(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10¹⁵ metres. Symbol: Pm
decimetrenoun(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻¹ metres. Symbol: dm
terametrenoun(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10¹² metres. Symbol: Tm
picometernounUS spelling of picometre. [(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻¹² metres. Symbol: pm]
yoctometrenoun(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻²⁴ metres. Symbol: ym

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