Kilometre

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1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Alternative spellings 1.2.2 Symbols 1.2.3 Translations

English

Etymology

Greek kilo- + metre

Noun

kilometre (British and Canadian spelling; plural kilometres)

Alternative spellings

• (US) kilometer

1. An SI/MKS unit of measure equal to one thousand metres.

Symbols

km (official SI symbol), Km (chiefly American, in non-scientific usage, such as in road signs)

Translations

Chinese: 千米 (qianmi), 公里 (gongli) Czech: kilometr m kilometri French: kilomètre m German: Kilometer m Greek: χιλιόμετρο Interlingua: kilometro Italian: chilometro m

Japanese: キロメートル (kiromētoru) Latin: chiliometrum n Portuguese: quilômetro m Russian: километр m Spanish: kilómetro m Swedish: kilometer c Tongan: kilomita Vietnamese: cây số, kilômet