Definition
A metric unit of volume equal to one hundred steres, used to measure large quantities of wood or other materials.
Etymology
From French 'hectostère,' combining 'hecto-' (hundred) and 'stère' (a unit of volume equal to one cubic meter). The stère was adopted in France for timber measurement in the early 19th century.
Kelly Says
The hectostere shows how the metric system tried to revolutionize measurement—including weird-sounding units for specific industries. You'll rarely hear it now because forestry switched to simpler measurements, but it's a fossil of 19th-century standardization efforts.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሄክቶስተር
hee-kto-ste-r
ARالعربية
هيكتستير
heek-te-steer
BNবাংলা
হেক্টোস্টের
he-kto-ste-reh
CACatalà
hectostere
hek-to-ste-reh
CSČeština
hectostere
hek-to-ste-reh
DADansk
hectostere
hek-to-ste-reh
DEDeutsch
Hektostere
hek-to-ste-reh
ELΕλληνικά
εκατοστερε
eh-ka-to-ste-reh
ESEspañol
hectostere
hek-to-ste-reh
FAفارسی
هکتو استری
he-kto-as-tree
FISuomi
hectostere
hek-to-ste-reh
FRFrançais
hectostère
ek-to-ste-er
GUGU
હેક્ટોસ્ટેર
he-kto-ste-r
HAHA
hectostere
hek-to-ste-reh
HEעברית
הקטוסטרים
he-kat-o-ste-reem
HIहिन्दी
हेक्टोस्टेरे
he-kto-ste-reh
HUMagyar
hectostere
hek-to-ste-reh
IDBahasa Indonesia
hectostere
hek-to-ste-reh
IGIG
hectostere
hek-to-ste-reh
ITItaliano
hectostere
hek-to-ste-reh
KKKK
hektostere
hek-to-ste-reh
KMKM
ហេចtometer
he-che-to-me-ter
MRMR
हेक्टोस्टेअर
he-kto-ste-ar
MSBahasa Melayu
hectostere
hek-to-ste-reh
MYမြန်မာ
ဟက်တိုစတာ
he-kta-sa-ta
NLNederlands
hectostere
hek-to-ste-reh
NONorsk
hectostere
hek-to-ste-reh
PAPA
ਹੇਕਟੋਸਟੀਅਰ
he-kto-ste-ar
PLPolski
hectostere
hek-to-ste-reh
PTPortuguês
hectostere
hek-to-ste-reh
RORomână
hectostere
hek-to-ste-reh
RUРусский
гектостере
ge-kto-ste-reh
SVSvenska
hectostere
hek-to-ste-reh
SWKiswahili
hectostere
hek-to-ste-reh
TAதமிழ்
ஹெக்டோஸ்டெர்
he-he-kto-ste-r
TEతెలుగు
హెక్టోస్టీర
he-kto-ste-ree-r
THไทย
เฮกโตสเตอ
heh-go-to-steo
TLTL
hectostere
hek-to-ste-reh
TRTürkçe
hectostere
hek-to-ste-reh
UKУкраїнська
гектостере
he-kto-ste-reh
URاردو
ہیکٹو سٹیر
he-ek-to-ste-er
VITiếng Việt
hectostere
hek-to-ste-reh
YOYO
hectostere
hek-to-ste-reh
ZH中文
赫托斯特尔
hè tuō sī tè'ěr
ZUZU
hectostere
hek-to-ste-reh