kilometre

kil·o·me·ter

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ki-lom-i-ter, kil-uh-mee‐]
- /kɪˈlɒm ɪ tər, ˈkɪl əˌmi‐/
- /ˈkɪləmiːtə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ki-lom-i-ter, kil-uh-mee‐]
- /kɪˈlɒm ɪ tər, ˈkɪl əˌmi‐/

Definitions of kilometre word

noun kilometre a unit of length, the common measure of distances equal to 1000 meters, and equivalent to 3280.8 feet or 0.621 mile. Abbreviation: km. 1
noun kilometre (British, Canada) An SI unit of length equal to 1,000 metres. 1
countable noun kilometre A kilometre is a metric unit of distance or length. One kilometre is a thousand metres and is equal to 0.62 miles. 0
noun kilometre one thousand metres, equal to 0.621371 miles 0

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Origin of kilometre

First appearance:

before 1800

One of the 42% newest English words

From the French word kilomètre, dating back to 1800-10. See kilo-, meter1

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Parts of speech for Kilometre

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Kilometre

kilometre popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

kilometre usage trend in Literature

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