Hecatomb

hek'a-toom, n. {Antiq.) A sacrifice of 100 oxen or beasts of the same kind; any large num* ber of victims. [F. and L. hecatomhe, Gr. hekatombe hekaton (for henkaton, f he is, hen, one, and of Skr. cat a, L. centum, AS. hund). 100, and bous, ox; E. cow.] —Hectare, hek-tar', A measure of area = 100 ares, or 00 square meters=2.4711 acres. [F., Gr. hekaton and L. area, q. v.] — Hec'togram, -to-grain, n. A measure of weight = 100 grams or about 3.527 ounces avoirdupois, hectogramme Gr. gramma, l-24th ounce.] — Hectoliter, hek-toKTter or hek'to-li'ter, n. A measure for liquids = 100 Kters=\-l0th cubic meter, nearly 26i gallons of wine measure. [F. hectolitre; Gr. htra, pound.]— Hectometer, hek-tom e-ter or hek'to-me'ter, n. A measure of length = 100 meters, nearly 328.09 Eng. feet. [F. hectometre Gr. metron, measure. See Meter.] — Hectostere, hek to-starr n. A measure of solidity = 100 cubic meters =3531.05 cubic feet. [F. Gr. reos, solid.] Heckle. Same as Hackle. Hectic, hek'tik, -tical, a. Pert, to hectic; habitual; constant affected with hectic fever. — Hec'tic, n. {Med.) The fever of irritation and debilitv, occurring usually at an advanced stage of exhausting disease, as in pulmonary consumption. [F. hectique, Gr. hektikos, fr. hex is, a habit of body, eche in, tut. hexo, to have; Skr. sah, to bear, endure.]