English Explanatory Dictionary

hectad

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A unit of land area, ten by ten (that is, a hundred) square kilometres, often used for assessing how widely distributed particular animals or plants are.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɛktæd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hectad.wav

Word forms

hectad hectads

Etymology

From hect- + -ad.

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