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Webster 1913 Edition


Hectare

Hec′tareˊ

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Noun.
[F., fr. Gr. [GREEK] 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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Hectare

HEC'TARE

,
Noun.
[Gr. a hundred, and L. area.] A French measure containing a hundred ares, or ten thousand square meters.

Definition 2024


hectare

hectare

See also: hectaré

English

Noun

hectare (plural hectares)

  1. 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.
    • 2013 May 10, Audrey Garric, “Urban canopies let nature bloom”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 22, page 30:
      Last year 1m square metres of plant-covered roofing was built in France, as much as in the US, and 10 times more than in Germany, the pioneer in this field. In Paris 22 hectares of roof have been planted, out of a potential total of 80 hectares.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: hec‧ta‧re

Noun

hectare f (plural hectaren or hectares, diminutive hectaretje n)

  1. hectare

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French

Noun

hectare m (plural hectares)

  1. hectare

Verb

hectare

  1. first-person singular present indicative of hectarer
  2. third-person singular present indicative of hectarer
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of hectarer
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of hectarer
  5. second-person singular imperative of hectarer

Portuguese

Noun

hectare m (plural hectares)

  1. hectare (unit of surface area)