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hectogram

hectogram

6.5
A unit of mass equal to 100 grams
  • noun
  • /ˈhɛktəˌɡræm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : hectogramo
  • The package contains exactly one hectogram of cheese.

Examples

  • Recipe instructions called for a hectogram of flour to be added to the mixture.

  • Scientists measured the specimen’s weight as half a hectogram.

  • A hectogram is often used in cooking.

  • How many hectograms are in a kilogram?

  • The recipe required a precise measurement of a hectogram of sugar.

  • The package indicates that it contains one hectogram of protein powder.

  • He weighed the fruit and found that it weighed exactly two hectograms.

How Heavy

tonne
  • UK
15 2.4
kilogram
  • Specialized
28 1.0
hectogram
  • Specialized
6.5
decagram
  • Specialized
1 6.3
gram
  • Specialized
268 1.0
milligram
  • Specialized
142 2.3

Surface Forms

hectogram singular
hectograms plural

Morphology

hectogram = gram (transparent) = hecto + gram

The SI prefix 'hecto-' means 100 and combines transparently with 'gram' to denote 100 grams using standard metric formation.

Etymology

Hectogram begins with hecto-, which means 'hundred', and ends with gram, the familiar unit for weight. So a hectogram is simply 'one hundred' grams, which is why it equals 100 grams.