hectare
English
/ˈhɛk.tɛə/, /ˈhɛk.tɛɹ/, /ˈhektaː/
noun
Definitions
- A unit of surface area (symbol ha) 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.
Etymology
Borrowed from French hectare.
Origin
French
hectare
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- decare English
- gigahectare English
- hectarage English
- multihectare English
- hectare Dutch, Flemish
- hectare French
- hectarer French
- гектар Russian
- hektar Norwegian Bokmål
- ヘクタール Japanese
- hektar Norwegian Nynorsk
- heicteár Irish
- hektari Icelandic
- हेक्टेयर Hindi
- हैक्टर Hindi
- เฮกตาร์ Thai
- hektar Turkish
- heactair Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- ჰექტარი Georgian
- hekta Swahili