A metric unit of volume equal to 100 steres (100 cubic meters), used primarily in forestry and timber measurement.
From hecto- (Greek for 'hundred') plus stere (from Greek stereos, 'solid'), creating a volume unit designed for measuring large quantities of wood and timber in industrial contexts.
Foresters use the hektostere when discussing how much timber will be harvested from a forest—it's a specialized unit that makes sense in that context but would sound absurd to a non-forester.
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