Meaning of KILOMETER
| Pronunciation: | | 'kilu`meetur
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[n] a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles) |
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KILOMETER is a 9 letter word that starts with K. |
| | Synonyms: | | kilometre, klick, km |
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| | See Also: | | hectometer, hectometre, hm, metric linear unit, mym, myriameter, myriametre | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Kil"o*me`ter\, Kilometre \Kil"o*me`tre\, n. [F.
kilometre. See {Kilogram}, and {Meter}.]
A measure of length, being a thousand meters. It is equal to
3,280.8 feet, or 62137 of a mile.
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| | Related Terms: | | A, angstrom unit, astronomical unit, block, centimeter, chain, chiliad, chiliagon, chiliahedron, chiliarch, chiliarchia, cubit, decameter, decimeter, dekameter, ell, em, en, fathom, finger, foot, footstep, fur, furlong, G, grand, hand, inch, kilo, kilocycle, kilogram, kilohertz, kiloliter, lakh, league, light-year, line, link, M, meter, micron, mil, mile, millennium, millepede, milligram, milliliter, myriad, myriameter, nail, one hundred thousand, pace, palm, parsec, perch, pica, point, pole, rod, step, stride, ten thousand, thou, thousand, wavelength, yard |
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