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hec·tare
[hek-tair] Pronunciation Key
[hek-tair] Pronunciation Key –noun
| a unit of surface, or land, measure equal to 100 ares, or 10,000 square meters: equivalent to 2.471 acres. Abbreviation: ha |
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| hec·tare
(hěk'târ') Pronunciation Key
n. Abbr. ha A metric unit of area equal to 100 ares (2.471 acres). See Table at measurement. |
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hectare
hectare
1810, from Fr. hectare "a hundred ares," formed from Gk. hekaton "hundred" (see hecatomb) + L. area "vacant piece of ground." A superficial measure containing 100 ares, coined by decree of the French National Convention in 1795.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| hectare | |
noun | |
| (abbreviated 'ha') a unit of surface area equal to 100 ares (or 10,000 square meters) |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Hectare
Hec"tare`\, n. [F., fr. Gr. ? hundred + F. are an are.] A measure of area, or superficies, containing a hundred ares, or 10,000 square meters, and equivalent to 2.471 acres.
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