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Synonyms & antonyms
nouna metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters
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metric capacity unit
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Origin
- Frenchhectolitre
- Englishhectolitre
From French hectolitre. By surface analysis, hecto- + litre.
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Bulgarian хектолитър
- хектолитър (hektolităr)100 litres
Catalan hectolitre
- hectolitre100 litres
Chinese Mandarin 百升, 公石
- 百升 (bǎishēng)100 litres
- 公石 (gōngdàn)100 litres
Czech hektolitr
- hektolitr100 litres
Dutch hectoliter
- hectoliter100 litres
Esperanto hektolitro
- hektolitro100 litres
Finnish hehtolitra
- hehtolitra100 litres
French hectolitre
- hectolitre100 litres
German Hektoliter
- Hektoliter100 litres
Greek εκατόλιτρο
- εκατόλιτρο (ekatólitro)100 litres
Hungarian hektoliter
- hektoliter100 litres
Icelandic hektólítri
- hektólítri100 litres
Italian ettolitro
- ettolitro100 litres
Polish hektolitr
- hektolitr100 litres
Portuguese hectolitro
- hectolitro100 litres
Romanian hectolitru
- hectolitru100 litres
Russian гектолитр
- гектолитр (gektolitr)100 litres
Slovak hektoliter
- hektoliter100 litres
Spanish hectolitro
- hectolitro100 litres
Swedish hektoliter
- hektoliter100 litres
Thai เฮกโตลิตร
- เฮกโตลิตร100 litres
Cite this entry
APA
hectolitre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hectolitre
MLA
“hectolitre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hectolitre. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hectolitre,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hectolitre.
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