What does kilometre mean?
Definitions for kilometre
kilo·me·tre
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Princeton's WordNet
kilometer, kilometre, km, klicknoun
a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)
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Kilometre
The kilometre (SI symbol: km; or ), spelt kilometer in American English, is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one thousand metres (kilo- being the SI prefix for 1000). It is now the measurement unit used for expressing distances between geographical places on land in most of the world; notable exceptions are the United States and the United Kingdom where the statute mile is the main unit used. The abbreviations k or K (pronounced ) are commonly used to represent kilometre, but are not recommended by the BIPM. A slang term for the kilometre in the US, UK, and Canadian militaries is klick.
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kilometre
A kilometre is a unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to one thousand meters. It is commonly used in most parts of the world to measure distance between places.
Webster Dictionary
Kilometrenoun
a measure of length, being a thousand meters. It is equal to 3,280.8 feet, or 62137 of a mile
Etymology: [F. kilometre. See Kilogram, and Meter.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Kilometre
kil′o-mē-tr, n. a French measure, being 1000 metres, or nearly ⅝ of a mile. [Fr.,—Gr. chilioi, 1000, metron, a measure.]
Editors Contribution
kilometre
A specific and known unit or measure.
A kilometre is a known amount of travel.
Submitted by MaryC on March 18, 2020
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Rank popularity for the word 'kilometre' in Nouns Frequency: #2440
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of kilometre in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of kilometre in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of kilometre in a Sentence
Because of the gas situation, I’ve literally stopped going further than a 9 kilometre radius.
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- kilomètreFrench
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