hectogram

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noun

An SI unit of mass equal to 10² grams. Symbol: hg

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OriginFrench hectogramme →
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Meanings

nounhectogram (plural hectograms)

plural hectograms · alternative UK hectogramme

  1. metrologyAn SI unit of mass equal to 10² grams. Symbol: hg

    Synonyms: hg

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn SI unit of mass equal to 10² grams. Symbol: hg

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hg

More synonyms by meaning

noun100 grams

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hg
Broader
metric weight unitweight unit

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchhectogramme
  2. Englishhectogram

From French hectogramme. By surface analysis, hecto- + gram.

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Translations

Catalan hectogram
  • hectogram100 grams
Czech hektogram
  • hektogram100 grams
Danish hektogram
  • hektogram100 grams
Dutch ons, hectogram
  • ons100 grams
  • hectogram100 grams
Esperanto hektogramo
  • hektogramo100 grams
Finnish hehtogramma
  • hehtogramma100 grams
French hectogramme
  • hectogramme100 grams
German Hektogramm
  • Hektogramm100 grams
Hungarian hektogramm
  • hektogramm100 grams
Italian ettogrammo, etto
  • ettogrammo100 grams
  • etto100 grams
Norwegian Bokmål hektogram
  • hektogram100 grams
Polish hektogram
  • hektogram100 grams
Portuguese hectograma
  • hectograma100 grams
Russian гектогра́мм
  • гектогра́мм (gektográmm)100 grams
Spanish hectogramo
  • hectogramo100 grams
Swedish hektogram
  • hektogram100 grams
Thai เฮกโตกรัม
  • เฮกโตกรัม100 grams
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APA

hectogram. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hectogram

MLA

“hectogram.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hectogram. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hectogram,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hectogram.

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