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hecto-

/ˈhɛk.tə/

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before vowel/ˈhɛk.təʊ/

hecto- prefix: hundred.

Prefix

hecto-

  1. hundred
    Synonyms:
    centi-, hecato-
  2. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 100. Symbol: h

hecto- meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

hecto- in Tamil

நூறோ

hecto- in Vietnamese

hundred
héc-tô

Synonyms of hecto-

Forms of hecto-

alternative before-vowelhect-
alternative formhecta-

Origin of hecto-

From French hecto-, from Ancient Greek ἑκατόν (hekatón, “hundred”). Doublet of hecato- and centi-.

Questions about hecto-

What does hecto- mean?
Hecto- means hundred.
What is hecto- in Tamil?
Hecto- in Tamil is நூறோ. See Hecto- meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hecto-?
Hecto- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce hecto-?
Hecto- is pronounced /ˈhɛk.tə/.

Words near hecto- in the dictionary

  1. hecticly
  2. hecticness
  3. hectics
  4. hectivities
  5. hectivity
  6. hecto-
  7. hectoamp
  8. hectoampere
  9. hectoamperes
  10. hectoamps
  11. hectobecquerel

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: hecto- (page history and authors); hecto- (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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