hectare
/ˈhɛk.tɛə/US/ˈhɛk.tɛɹ/
hectare noun: a unit of surface area (symbol ㏊) equal to 100 ares (that is, 10,000 square metres, one hundredth of a square kilometre, or approximately 2.5 acres), used for measuring the areas of geographical features such as land and bodies of water.
Noun
hectare (plural hectares)
- A unit of surface area (symbol ㏊) equal to 100 ares (that is, 10,000 square metres, one hundredth of a square kilometre, or approximately 2.5 acres), used for measuring the areas of geographical features such as land and bodies of water.
- With careful planning almost anyone can turn the dream of owning a small farm or a few hectares of country land into a reality.1997, “Buying a Rural Property”, in Back to Basics, Surry Hills, NSW: Reader's Digest (Australia) Pty Limited, page 10
- One hectare (about 2.5 acres) of forest cleared and converted to ranchland or crops produces a piece of land worth, on average, $200 to $500.2007 June 16, William Powers, Glenn Hurowitz, “Home on the Rainforest”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 13 Jan 2012
- Synonyms:
- square hectometre
hectare meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam
hectare in Hindi
- hectare
- हैक्टर haikṭar, हेक्टेयर hekṭeyar
hectare in Tamil
- எக்டர்
hectare in Telugu
- hectare
- హెక్టారు hekṭāru
hectare in Malayalam
- hectare
- ഹെക്റ്റർ hekṟṟaṟ
More languagesFewer languages
- hectare in Tagalog
- ektarya
- hectare in Arabic
- هِكْتَار hiktār
- hectare in Indonesian
- hektare
- hectare in Vietnamese
- héc-ta
Examples of hectare in a sentence
- The campus is sixty hectares in size.
- However, 78 hectares of native broadleaved woodland will be planted during the construction.
- As a result, the park’s area was decreased to three hectares.
Synonyms of hectare
- square hectometre
Forms of hectare
| plural | hectares |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | hektare |
Origin of hectare
Borrowed from French hectare, formed from Ancient Greek ἑκατόν (hekatón, “hundred”) + are, equivalent to hect- + are.
Words formed from hectare
Questions about hectare
- What does hectare mean?
- Hectare means a unit of surface area (symbol ㏊) equal to 100 ares (that is, 10,000 square metres, one hundredth of a square kilometre, or approximately 2.5 acres), used for measuring the areas of geographical features such as land and bodies of water.
- What is hectare in Hindi?
- Hectare in Hindi is हैक्टर (haikṭar), हेक्टेयर (hekṭeyar). See Hectare meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is hectare?
- Hectare is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hectare?
- Hectare is pronounced /ˈhɛk.tɛə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of hectare?
- The plural of hectare is hectares.
Words near hectare in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: hectare (page history and authors); हेक्टेयर (Hindi) (page history and authors); hectare (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); హెక్టారు (Telugu) (page history and authors); ഹെക്റ്റർ (Malayalam) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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