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Webster 1913 Edition

hectogram

hec′to-gram

(hĕk′tō̍-grăm)
,
Noun.
[F.
hectogramme
, fr. Gr.
ἐκατόν
hundred + F.
gramme
a gram.]
A measure of mass or weight, containing a hundred grams, or about 3.527 ounces avoirdupois. See 3rd
gram
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Hectogram

HEC'TOGRAM

,
Noun.
[Gr. a hundred; and a gram.] In the French system of weights and measures, a weight containing a hundred grams; equal to 3 ounces, 2 gros, and 12 grains, French.

Definition 2024

hectogram

hectogram

See also: hecto-gram

English

Alternative forms

Noun

hectogram ‎(plural hectograms)

  1. (metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 102 grams.

Synonyms

  • Symbol: hg.

Translations

Etymology

hecto- +‎ gram.

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