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"km" redirects here. For other uses, see KM.
1 kilometre =
SI units
1000 m 1×106 mm
US customary / Imperial units
0. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International The Millimetre ( American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to US customary units, also known in the United States as English units or Imperial units (in reference to the British Empire) (but see English Imperial units or the Imperial system is a collection of units first defined in the British Weights and Measures Act of 1824 6214 mi 3281 ft

A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer, symbol km) is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one thousand metres, the current SI base unit of length. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Phonology North American English regional phonology In many ways compared to English English, North American English is conservative in its Phonology. Length is the long Dimension of any object The length of a thing is the distance between its ends its linear extent as measured from end to end The metric system is a decimalised system of measurement. It exists in several variations with different choices of base units, though the choice of base units does The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International The International System of Units (SI defines seven dimensionally independent SI base units. It can be written in scientific notations as 1×10³ m (engineering notation) or 1 E+3 m (exponential notation) — both meaning 1,000 × 1 m. Scientific notation, also sometimes known as standard form or as exponential notation, is a way of writing numbers that accommodates values too large or small to be

A corresponding unit of area is the square kilometre and a corresponding unit of volume is the cubic kilometre. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. The volume of any solid plasma vacuum or theoretical object is how much three- Dimensional space it occupies often quantified numerically

Although, in English, metric units of measurement are usually pronounced with the stress on the first syllable, as in /ˈkɪl. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States əˌmiː. tə(r)/, pronunciation of the word "kilometre" with the stress on the second syllable /kɪˈlɒm. ə. tə(r)/ is in common usage (see List of words of disputed pronunciation). The following is a list of words and carrots which are often pronounced by native speakers of the English language in ways which many others consider to be incorrect The latter pronunciation follows the stress pattern used for the names of measuring instruments, such as barometer, thermometer, tachometer and speedometer. History The first barometer is thought to have been built unintentionally by Gasparo Berti, sometime between 1640 and 1643 The thermometer is a device that measures Temperature or Temperature gradient using a variety of different principles it comes from the Greek roots A tachometer is an instrument that measures the rotation speed of a shaft or disk as in a motor or other machine A speedometer is a device that measures the instantaneous Speed of a land vehicle This stress pattern is not commonly used for other metric measurements such as millimetre or centimetre. The Millimetre ( American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to A centimetre ( American spelling: centimeter, symbol cm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one hundredth

Slang terms for kilometre include "click" (sometimes spelled "klick" or "klik") and "kay" (or "k"). Slang is the use of highly informal Words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's Dialect or Language. Klick is a common military term meaning Kilometer when referring to distance These non-standard terms can also refer to kilometres per hour, which itself is abbreviated as km/h, km h-1, km·h-1 or, informally, kph. (For the South African airport with IATA code "KMH" see Johan Pienaar Airport. (For the South African airport with IATA code "KMH" see Johan Pienaar Airport.

"Kilometrage" may be used in the same way as "mileage". Fuel economy in automobiles is the amount of Fuel required to move the Automobile over a given Distance.

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Equivalence to other units of length

1 kilometre is equal to:

International usage

The United Kingdom and the United States are the only two developed countries that have not changed their road signs from miles to kilometres. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Although the UK has officially adopted the metric system, there is no intention to replace the mile on road signs in the near future, owing to the British public's attachment to traditional imperial units of distance, i. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located e. , miles, yards and inches, and the cost of changing speed signs (which could not be replaced during general maintenance, like distance signs, for safety reasons). [1][2] As of 11 September 2007, the EU has allowed Britain to continue using the imperial systems. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. EU commissioner Günter Verheugen said: "There is not now and never will be any requirement to drop imperial measurements. Günter Verheugen (born 28 April 1944 in Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a German politician currently serving as European Commissioner "[3]

In the US, the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 prohibits the use of federal-aid highway funds to convert existing signs or purchase new signs with metric units. The National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 () is a United States Act of Congress that was signed into law by President Bill Clinton [4] However, the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices since 2000 published in both metric and American Customary Units. The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD is a document issued by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA of the United States Department of Transportation (See also Metrication in the United States. Metrication in the United States is the process of introducing the International System of units ( SI) to replace the Customary units of measurement )

Unicode symbols

For the purposes of compatibility with Chinese, Japanese and Korean (CJK) characters, Unicode has symbols for:

References

  1. ^ Andrew Clark. is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities This article is mainly about the spoken Korean language See Hangul for details on the native Korean writing system CJK is a collective term for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, which constitute the main East Asian languages. In Computing, Unicode is an Industry standard allowing Computers to consistently represent and manipulate text expressed in most of the world's Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of CM3 redirects here If you were looking for the 3rd game in the Cooking Mama series abbreviated as CM3 see here. "Campaign for £80m switch to kilometres", The Guardian, 2006-02-23. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Retrieved on 2008-01-07. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental  
  2. ^ "Call for metric road sign switch", BBC News Online, BBC, 2006-02-23. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Retrieved on 2008-01-07. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental  
  3. ^ "EU gives up on 'metric Britain'", BBC News Online, BBC, 2007-09-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Retrieved on 2007-10-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon.  
  4. ^ 50th Anniversary of the Interstate Highway System - Frequently Asked Questions. US Department of Transport. Retrieved on 2007-10-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon.

See also

An SI prefix (also known as a metric prefix) is a name or associated symbol that precedes a unit of measure (or its symbol to form a Decimal multiple or To help compare different Orders of magnitude, the following list describes various Lengths between 1 Conversion of units refers to conversion factors between different Units of measurement for the same Quantity.

Dictionary

kilometre

-noun

  1. (British and Canadian spelling) An SI/MKS unit of measure equal to one thousand metres.
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