hectostere

hectostere
/hek"teuh stear'/, n.
a unit of capacity equal to 100 steres, or 131 cubic yards.
Also, hektostere.
[1860-65; < F hectostère. See HECTO-, STERE]

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  • hectostere — s. m. Cem esteres. = HECTOSTÉRICO, HECTOSTÉREO …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

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  • hektostere — /hek teuh stear /, n. hectostere. * * * …   Universalium

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  • гектостер — а, м. hectostère m. Фр. мера, равная 3500 кубическим футам. Чудинов 1902 …   Исторический словарь галлицизмов русского языка

  • hectostéreo — s. m. [Pouco usado] O mesmo que hectostere …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

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