noun, prefix
hecto-; one hundred; 10^2
Metric prefix meaning a factor of 100. In everyday Japanese it is mainly encountered in measurement terms, especially ヘクトパスカル for atmospheric pressure.
台風の中心気圧は九百五十ヘクトパスカルです。
The typhoon's central pressure is 950 hectopascals.
「ヘクト」はメートル法で百倍を表す接頭語です。
Hecto is a metric prefix meaning one hundred times.