Definition of kilometre in English:

kilometre

(also km) (US kilometer)

noun kɪˈlɒmɪtəˈkɪləˌmiːtəkəˈlɑmədər

A metric unit of measurement equal to 1,000 metres (approximately 0.62 miles).
千米，公里（约等于0.62英里）
Example sentencesExamples
- It is one kilometre wide by a kilometre and a half long and the chicks are protected from predators by electrified wire fencing.
- Once in a while, the funnel of air drops from the sky - it can be as narrow as a few metres across or as wide as two kilometres.
- The hole it would leave would be two kilometres long and one kilometre wide.
- It seems to me like if it takes more kilometers to make a mile, then it should take more kilograms to make a pound.
- It ought to be pointed out that calculating passenger kilometres is an inexact science.
- They will move around about a quarter of a kilometre an hour and if you measure their rate of moving, they have small home ranges.
- Islands of ice kilometers long and up to two metres thick are common here.
- The appellant was informed that he had been clocked at 97 kilometers in a 50 kilometer per hour zone.
- Next we will be having our speedometers changed from miles per hour to kilometres per hour.
- As with metres and kilometres, we need some new units, or we'd need a lot of zeroes!
- The event consisted of a five and ten kilometre run and walk as well as a one kilometre for the very young, the old and the not so fit.
- The scale of alteration can vary in extent from less than a centimetre to many tens of kilometres.
- Selecting kilometres will give you a countdown in metres - you can't have a mixture of both.
- Easier, but not easy, and still only around a billionth of a millimetre over five million kilometres.
- A meter is about three feet and three inches and a kilometer equals about six tenths of a mile.
- In the prairies where they live, they can be seen for a kilometer and a half (nearly a mile).
- People drive in kilometers, fill their gas tanks by litres and heat their homes in degrees centigrade.
- Families then move a few miles or kilometers away to an area richer in resources.
- What he calls a crack is more like a canyon, at least 300 metres deep up to a kilometre long yet only a metre wide.
- This is typically displayed in minutes per mile or minutes per kilometer.

Usage

There are two possible pronunciations for kilometre: one with the stress on the ki- and the other with the stress on the -lo-. The first is traditionally considered correct, with a stress pattern similar to other units of measurement such as centimetre. The second pronunciation, which originated in US English and is now also very common in British English, is still regarded as incorrect by some people, especially in British English

Derivatives

kilometric

adjective kɪləˈmɛtrɪkˌkɪləˈmɛtrɪk

Normal displacements are pervasive from the millimetric to the kilometric scales.
Example sentencesExamples
- The HST images were obtained during a campaign by the Cassini spacecraft to measure the solar wind approaching Saturn and the Saturn kilometric emissions.

Origin

Late 18th century: from French kilomètre (see kilo-, metre¹).

Definition of kilometer in US English:

kilometer

(also km) (British kilometre)

nounkəˈlɑmədərkəˈlämədər

A metric unit of measurement equal to 1,000 meters (approximately 0.62 miles).
千米，公里（约等于0.62英里）
Example sentencesExamples
- Selecting kilometres will give you a countdown in metres - you can't have a mixture of both.
- A meter is about three feet and three inches and a kilometer equals about six tenths of a mile.
- Families then move a few miles or kilometers away to an area richer in resources.
- It is one kilometre wide by a kilometre and a half long and the chicks are protected from predators by electrified wire fencing.
- As with metres and kilometres, we need some new units, or we'd need a lot of zeroes!
- Once in a while, the funnel of air drops from the sky - it can be as narrow as a few metres across or as wide as two kilometres.
- The appellant was informed that he had been clocked at 97 kilometers in a 50 kilometer per hour zone.
- The scale of alteration can vary in extent from less than a centimetre to many tens of kilometres.
- Next we will be having our speedometers changed from miles per hour to kilometres per hour.
- The hole it would leave would be two kilometres long and one kilometre wide.
- What he calls a crack is more like a canyon, at least 300 metres deep up to a kilometre long yet only a metre wide.
- The event consisted of a five and ten kilometre run and walk as well as a one kilometre for the very young, the old and the not so fit.
- This is typically displayed in minutes per mile or minutes per kilometer.
- It seems to me like if it takes more kilometers to make a mile, then it should take more kilograms to make a pound.
- Islands of ice kilometers long and up to two metres thick are common here.
- People drive in kilometers, fill their gas tanks by litres and heat their homes in degrees centigrade.
- It ought to be pointed out that calculating passenger kilometres is an inexact science.
- In the prairies where they live, they can be seen for a kilometer and a half (nearly a mile).
- They will move around about a quarter of a kilometre an hour and if you measure their rate of moving, they have small home ranges.
- Easier, but not easy, and still only around a billionth of a millimetre over five million kilometres.

Origin

Late 18th century: from French kilomètre (see kilo-, metre).

词汇	kilometre
释义	Definition of kilometre in English: kilometre (also km) (US kilometer) noun kɪˈlɒmɪtəˈkɪləˌmiːtəkəˈlɑmədər A metric unit of measurement equal to 1,000 metres (approximately 0.62 miles). 千米，公里（约等于0.62英里） Example sentencesExamples It is one kilometre wide by a kilometre and a half long and the chicks are protected from predators by electrified wire fencing. Once in a while, the funnel of air drops from the sky - it can be as narrow as a few metres across or as wide as two kilometres. The hole it would leave would be two kilometres long and one kilometre wide. It seems to me like if it takes more kilometers to make a mile, then it should take more kilograms to make a pound. It ought to be pointed out that calculating passenger kilometres is an inexact science. They will move around about a quarter of a kilometre an hour and if you measure their rate of moving, they have small home ranges. Islands of ice kilometers long and up to two metres thick are common here. The appellant was informed that he had been clocked at 97 kilometers in a 50 kilometer per hour zone. Next we will be having our speedometers changed from miles per hour to kilometres per hour. As with metres and kilometres, we need some new units, or we'd need a lot of zeroes! The event consisted of a five and ten kilometre run and walk as well as a one kilometre for the very young, the old and the not so fit. The scale of alteration can vary in extent from less than a centimetre to many tens of kilometres. Selecting kilometres will give you a countdown in metres - you can't have a mixture of both. Easier, but not easy, and still only around a billionth of a millimetre over five million kilometres. A meter is about three feet and three inches and a kilometer equals about six tenths of a mile. In the prairies where they live, they can be seen for a kilometer and a half (nearly a mile). People drive in kilometers, fill their gas tanks by litres and heat their homes in degrees centigrade. Families then move a few miles or kilometers away to an area richer in resources. What he calls a crack is more like a canyon, at least 300 metres deep up to a kilometre long yet only a metre wide. This is typically displayed in minutes per mile or minutes per kilometer. Usage There are two possible pronunciations for kilometre: one with the stress on the ki- and the other with the stress on the -lo-. The first is traditionally considered correct, with a stress pattern similar to other units of measurement such as centimetre. The second pronunciation, which originated in US English and is now also very common in British English, is still regarded as incorrect by some people, especially in British English Derivatives kilometric adjective kɪləˈmɛtrɪkˌkɪləˈmɛtrɪk Normal displacements are pervasive from the millimetric to the kilometric scales. Example sentencesExamples The HST images were obtained during a campaign by the Cassini spacecraft to measure the solar wind approaching Saturn and the Saturn kilometric emissions. Origin Late 18th century: from French kilomètre (see kilo-, metre¹). Definition of kilometer in US English: kilometer (also km) (British kilometre) nounkəˈlɑmədərkəˈlämədər A metric unit of measurement equal to 1,000 meters (approximately 0.62 miles). 千米，公里（约等于0.62英里） Example sentencesExamples Selecting kilometres will give you a countdown in metres - you can't have a mixture of both. A meter is about three feet and three inches and a kilometer equals about six tenths of a mile. Families then move a few miles or kilometers away to an area richer in resources. It is one kilometre wide by a kilometre and a half long and the chicks are protected from predators by electrified wire fencing. As with metres and kilometres, we need some new units, or we'd need a lot of zeroes! Once in a while, the funnel of air drops from the sky - it can be as narrow as a few metres across or as wide as two kilometres. The appellant was informed that he had been clocked at 97 kilometers in a 50 kilometer per hour zone. The scale of alteration can vary in extent from less than a centimetre to many tens of kilometres. Next we will be having our speedometers changed from miles per hour to kilometres per hour. The hole it would leave would be two kilometres long and one kilometre wide. What he calls a crack is more like a canyon, at least 300 metres deep up to a kilometre long yet only a metre wide. The event consisted of a five and ten kilometre run and walk as well as a one kilometre for the very young, the old and the not so fit. This is typically displayed in minutes per mile or minutes per kilometer. It seems to me like if it takes more kilometers to make a mile, then it should take more kilograms to make a pound. Islands of ice kilometers long and up to two metres thick are common here. People drive in kilometers, fill their gas tanks by litres and heat their homes in degrees centigrade. It ought to be pointed out that calculating passenger kilometres is an inexact science. In the prairies where they live, they can be seen for a kilometer and a half (nearly a mile). They will move around about a quarter of a kilometre an hour and if you measure their rate of moving, they have small home ranges. Easier, but not easy, and still only around a billionth of a millimetre over five million kilometres. Origin Late 18th century: from French kilomètre (see kilo-, metre).
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