Definition of Kilometre. Meaning of Kilometre. Synonyms of Kilometre

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Definition of Kilometre

Kilometre
Kilometer Kil"o*me`ter, Kilometre Kil"o*me`tre, n. [F. kilometre. See Kilogram, and Meter.] A measure of length, being a thousand meters. It is equal to 3,280.8 feet, or 62137 of a mile.

Meaning of Kilometre from wikipedia

- The kilometre (SI symbol: km; /ˈkɪləmiːtər/ or /kɪˈlɒmətər/), spelt kilometer in American and Philippine English, is a unit of length in the International...
- The square kilometre (square kilometer in American spelling; symbol: km2) is a multiple of the square metre, the SI unit of area or surface area. In the...
- The 101st kilometre (Russian: 101-й километр, sto pervyy kilometr) is a colloquial phrase for restrictions on freedom of movement in the Soviet Union...
- number of people per unit of area, usually transcribed as "per square kilometre" or square mile, and which may include or exclude, for example, areas...
- or road density (i.e. kilometres of road per square kilometre of land). In the European Union, kilometre per square kilometre is the unit of measure...
- In many countries, kilometre zero (also written km 0) or similar terms in other languages (also known as zero mile marker, zero milepost, control stations...
- Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Zone of Alienation, also called the 30-Kilometre Zone or simply The Zone,: p.2–5  was established shortly after the 1986...
- The kilometre per hour (SI symbol: km/h; non-SI abbreviations: kph, km/hr) is a unit of speed, expressing the number of kilometres travelled in one hour...
- The Zero Kilometre Stone is a 3 m high limestone sculpture in Budapest that represents Kilometre Zero in Hungary. It consists of a zero sign, with an...
- 21°24′40″E / 30.72111°S 21.41111°E / -30.72111; 21.41111 The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is an intergovernmental international radio telescope project...