kilometre – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
kilometre (Brit.)
n.
(Km) unit of distance equalling one thousand meters (also kilometer)
Kilometre
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.
kilometre
Noun
1. a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)
(synonym) kilometer, km, klick
(hypernym) metric linear unit
(part-holonym) myriameter, myriametre, mym
(part-meronym) hectometer, hectometre, hm
kilomètre
nm.
kilometer, unit of distance equalling one thousand meters, mark with kilometric reference point
kilometre
n.
kilometer, kilometre [Brit.]
