hectare
pronunciation
How to pronounce hectare in British English:
UK [ˈhekteə(r)]
How to pronounce hectare in American English:
US [ˈhekter]
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- Noun:
- (abbreviated `ha') a unit of surface area equal to 100 ares (or 10,000 square meters)
Word Origin
- hectare (n.)
- 1810, from French hectare "a hundred ares," formed from Greek hekaton "hundred" (see hecatomb) + Latin area "vacant piece of ground" (see area). A superficial measure containing 100 ares, coined by decree of the French National Convention in 1795.
Example
- 1. By comparison , mexican farmers use 200 kilograms per hectare .
- 2. The farm is almost one hectare .
- 3. Since 2000 , yields per hectare have risen by nearly two-thirds .
- 4. Every hectare of paddy fields in asia provides enough rice to feed 27 people .
- 5. This amounts to roughly five tonnes of lime a hectare , sometimes more .