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kilometre en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/kɪ.loːˈmiː.ʈə(r)/ (India, North)
/kɪˈloː.miː.ʈə(r)/ (India, South)
/kəˈlɔmətə/ (Australia)
[-ɾɚ] (General-American)
/ˈkɪləˌmitəɾ/ (Scotland)
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(US) audio
/kɪˈlɑmɪtəɹ/ (General-American)
/ˈkɪləˌmitəɹ/ (General-American)
/kɪˈlɔmɪtə/ (British, Southern, Standard)
/kɪˈlɒmɪtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/kəˈlɒmətə/ (New-Zealand)
/ˈkɪləˌmiːtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈkɪləˌmɪjtə/ (British, Southern, Standard)
/kɪˈlɔmɪtəɾ/ (Scotland)
/ˈkələˌmiːtə/ (New-Zealand)
/ˈkɪləˌmiːtə/ (Australia)
/ˈkɪ.loːˌmiː.ʈə(r)/ (India, North)
(Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-lom Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰesliyoy Proto-Hellenic *kʰehliyoi Ancient Greek χίλιοι (khílioi)der. French kilo- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)der. Latin metrumbor. French mètre French kilomètrebor. English kilometre From French kilomètre, from Ancient Greek χίλιοι (khílioi, “thousand”) + μέτρον (métron, “measure”); equivalent to kilo- + metre.

Meanings

An SI unit of length equal to 10³ metres. Symbol: km
- Holonyms: megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre
- The 34.2 kilometre (21.3 mile) pipeline, which will be built by Qinjin Natural Gas Co, is designed to have annual gas transmission capacity of 3.3 billion cubic metres and connect Ji county in Shanxi and Yichuan county in Shaanxi. 2021 July 5, Muyu Xu, Shivani Singh, “China approves a $55 mln gas pipeline in northern China”, in Louise Heavens, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 05 Jul 2021, Energy:
- Meronyms: picometre < nanometre < micrometre < millimetre < centimetre < decimetre < metre
- When you fly over an undammed river like the Fraser I grew up with, the plume of silt spewed into the ocean is astonishing, a good three kilometres of brown refusing to mix with the green of the ocean. 2008, Brian Harvey, The End of the River:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
kilometer		US, alternative	lexicographic
kilometres	Number=Plur		lexicographic
chilometre		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
chiliometre		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
chilometer		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic

Deriveds

kilometre zero · square kilometre · kmph · last kilometre · cubic kilometre

kilometric

Synonyms

klom · km · klick

Translations (136)

sw kilometa (unit of measure) · ga ciliméadar (unit of measure) · sh kȉlometar (unit of measure) · izh kilometra (unit of measure) · mr किलोमीटर (unit of measure) · arz كيلومتر (unit of measure) · hak 公里 (unit of measure) · sa किलोमीटर (unit of measure) · uz chaqirim ("verst") (unit of measure) · tyz cái hin (unit of measure) · cy cilometr (unit of measure) · ht kilomèt (unit of measure) · sq kilometër (unit of measure) · gl quilómetro (unit of measure) · hi सहस्रमान (unit of measure) · ca quilòmetre (unit of measure) · la chiliometrum (unit of measure) · ur کلومیٹر (unit of measure) · ug كىلومېتر (unit of measure) · fa-ira کیلومِتْر (unit of measure) · uz kilometr (unit of measure) · ms kilometer (unit of measure) · ar كيلومتر (unit of measure) · tg километр (unit of measure) · da kilometer (unit of measure) · be вярста́ (unit of measure) · ps کيلومتر (unit of measure) · gu કિલોમીટર (unit of measure) · be кіламе́тр (unit of measure) · mn ᠺᠢᠯᠣᠮᠧᠲ᠋ᠷ (unit of measure) · th กิโลเมตร (unit of measure) · ky километр (unit of measure) · pa ਕਿਲੋਮੀਟਰ (unit of measure) · no kilometer (unit of measure) · yi קילאָמעטער (unit of measure) · is kílómetri (unit of measure) · el χιλιόμετρο (unit of measure) · nl kilometer (unit of measure) · ba километр (unit of measure) · hi किलोमीटर (unit of measure) · ky чакырым (unit of measure) · kn ಕಿಲೋಮೀಟರು (unit of measure) · dng гунли (unit of measure) · id kilometer (unit of measure) · fr kilomètre (unit of measure) · ru верста́ (unit of measure) · pl kilometr (unit of measure) · te కిలోమీటరు (unit of measure) · nan-hbl 公里 (unit of measure) · sk kilometer (unit of measure) · ast kilómetru (unit of measure) · mk километар (unit of measure) · bn কিলোমিটার (unit of measure) · ug كىلومېتىر (unit of measure) · ru киломе́тр (unit of measure) · kk километр (unit of measure) · uk верста́ (unit of measure) · io kilometro (unit of measure) · ml കിലോമീറ്റർ (unit of measure) · km គីឡូម៉ែត្រ (unit of measure) · dv ކިލޯމީޓަރު (unit of measure) · khb ᦜᧅ (unit of measure) · sh ки̏лометар (unit of measure) · ka კილომეტრი (unit of measure) · tt километр (unit of measure) · bg киломе́тър (unit of measure) · sc chilòmitru (unit of measure) · ta கிலோமீட்டர் (unit of measure) · yue 公里 (unit of measure) · my ကီလိုမီတာ (unit of measure) · es quilómetro (unit of measure) · kk шақырым (unit of measure) · he קִילוֹמֶטֶר (unit of measure) · et kilomeeter (unit of measure) · de Kilometer (unit of measure) · it chilometro (unit of measure) · hy կիլոմետր (unit of measure) · khb ᦂᦲᦷᦟᦙᦶᧆ (unit of measure) · vi ki lô mét (unit of measure) · nan-hbl khí-lo͘h (unit of measure) · bo སྤྱི་ལེ (unit of measure) · fi kilometri (unit of measure) · eo kilometro (unit of measure) · fy kilometer (unit of measure) · vi kilômet (unit of measure) · or କିଲୋମିଟର (unit of measure) · lv kilometrs (unit of measure) · pt quilómetro (unit of measure) · pt quilômetro (unit of measure) · ia kilometro (unit of measure) · hu kilométer (unit of measure) · ks کِلومیٖٹَر (unit of measure) · sl kilometer (unit of measure) · nb kilometer (unit of measure) · az kilometr (unit of measure) · xal дун (unit of measure) · alt километр (unit of measure) · ja キロメートル (unit of measure) · alt чакырым (unit of measure) · ca kilòmetre (unit of measure) · to kilomita (unit of measure) · hak 奇勞 /奇劳 (unit of measure) · tk kilometr (unit of measure) · lt kilometras (unit of measure) · vi cây số (unit of measure) · ast quilómetru (unit of measure) · se kilomehter (unit of measure) · kmr kîlometre (unit of measure) · tl kilometro (unit of measure) · es kilómetro (unit of measure) · shn ၵိလူဝ်မႅတ် (unit of measure) · lo ກິໂລແມັດ (unit of measure) · zza kilometre (diq) (unit of measure) · vi ki-lô-mét (unit of measure) · yue 千米 (unit of measure) · ko 킬로미터 (unit of measure) · fi kilsa (unit of measure) · sv kilometer (unit of measure) · be кілямэ́тар (unit of measure) · ro kilometru (unit of measure) · mi manomita (unit of measure) · cmn 公里 (unit of measure) · tt чакрым (unit of measure) · sah килэмиэтир (unit of measure) · uk кіломе́тр (unit of measure) · ne किलोमिटर (unit of measure) · yo kìlómítà (unit of measure) · mi kiromita (unit of measure) · ba саҡрым (unit of measure) · mn километр (unit of measure) · cmn 千米 (unit of measure) · ug چاقىرىم (unit of measure) · tr çakrım ("verst") (unit of measure) · tr kilometre (unit of measure) · gd cilemeatair (unit of measure) · cs kilometr (unit of measure)

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