A metric unit of length equal to 100 meters, rarely used in modern practice but theoretically part of the metric system.
From hecto- (Greek for 'hundred') plus meter (from Greek metron, 'measure'), forming a metric distance unit that scales between meters and kilometers.
The hektometer is one of those ghost units in the metric system—theoretically perfect and logical, but almost never used because nobody wants to say 'three hectometers' when they can just say 'three hundred meters.'
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