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hectare (**헥**터)a metric unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters or 2.47 acres

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a metric unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters or 2.47 acres

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈhekter/

Korean meaning: 1만 제곱미터에 해당하는 넓이 단위, 헥타르

Korean pronunciation: **헥**터

Example Sentences

  • My grandfather's farm is only 5 hectares, but he grows enough vegetables to feed the entire neighborhood - and their pet rabbits too!
  • The national park spans over 1,000 hectares of protected wilderness.
  • They calculated the crop yield per hectare to determine which field was more productive.

hectare

NOUN

//ˈhekter//

a metric unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters or 2.47 acres

hectare concept
💡 Concept

a metric unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters or 2.47 acres

hectare rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Bees follow vectors through hectares rich with nectar!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈhekter/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈhekteə(r)/

🌳Etymology

Prefixhecto--
Rootare

Origin

그리스어 'hekaton(100)'과 라틴어 'area(넓이)'가 만나 프랑스에서 탄생한 미터법 단위. 나폴레옹 시대에 도량형 통일을 위해 만들어진 현대적 측량 단위입니다.

🎵Rhyme

nectarsectorvector
nectar
sector
vector

🔗Collocations

hectares of land
measure in hectares
cover 100 hectares
agricultural hectares
per hectare
hectares under cultivation

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandfather's farm is only 5 hectares, but he grows enough vegetables to feed the entire neighborhood - and their pet rabbits too!

The national park spans over 1,000 hectares of protected wilderness.

They calculated the crop yield per hectare to determine which field was more productive.

😄 Fun example

The shopping mall parking lot alone covers 2 hectares - that's bigger than some small towns!

📚Related Words

Synonyms

square metersacresarea unit

Related

acresquare meterlandareameasurementagriculturefarming

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