kilometer
pronunciation
How to pronounce kilometer in British English:
UK ['kɪləˌmi:tə]
How to pronounce kilometer in American English:
US [kɪˈlɑmɪtɚ, ˈkɪləˌmitɚ]
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- Noun:
- a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)
Word Origin
- kilometer (n.)
- 1810, from French kilomètre (1795); see kilo- + meter (n.2). Related: Kilometric.
Example
- 1. It killed 57 people and expelled one cubic kilometer of ash .
- 2. Around the world , sedimentary deposits over one kilometer thick are commonplace .
- 3. In may 2009 , north korea detonated a clandestine nuclear test , a kilometer underground .
- 4. The entrance to their home is by way of a ladder , andthe nearest neighbor lives one kilometer away .
- 5. Chief cabinet secretary yukio edano urged residents still living within a 20 to 30 kilometer radius of fukushima to voluntarily leave the area .