Kilometer
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A Kilometer is an length unit of measure that is one thousand meters.
- AKA: Kilometre.
- Example(s):
- a Cubic Kilometer.
- a Kilometer Square.
- …
- Counter-Example(s):
- a Mile.
- a Light-Year.
- See: SI Units, Units of Measurement, Metre, Kilo-.
References
2016
- (Wikipedia, 2016) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilometre Retrieved:2016-7-15.
- The kilometre (International spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: km ; or ) or kilometer (American spelling) is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one thousand metres (kilo- being the SI prefix for). It is now the measurement unit used officially for expressing distances between geographical places on land in most of the world; notable exceptions are the United States and the road network of the United Kingdom where the statute mile is the official unit used.
k (pronounced ) is occasionally used in some English-speaking countries as an alternative for the word kilometre in colloquial writing and speech. A slang term for the kilometre in the US military is klick.
- The kilometre (International spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: km ; or ) or kilometer (American spelling) is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one thousand metres (kilo- being the SI prefix for). It is now the measurement unit used officially for expressing distances between geographical places on land in most of the world; notable exceptions are the United States and the road network of the United Kingdom where the statute mile is the official unit used.