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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{bor|en|fr|kilomètre}}, from {{der|en|grc|χίλιοι||thousand}} + {{m|grc|μέτρον||measure}}; equivalent to {{prefix|en|kilo|metre}}.
From {{bor|en|fr|kilomètre}}, from {{der|en|grc|χίλιοι||thousand}} + {{m|grc|μέτρον||measure}}; equivalent to {{af|en|kilo-|metre}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈkɪləˌmiːtə/|/kɪˈlɒmɪtə/|a=RP}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈkɪləˌmiːtə/|/kɪˈlɒmɪtə/|a=RP}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈkɪləˌmitəɹ/|/kɪˈlɔmɪtəɹ/|a=Scotland}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈkɪləˌmitəɹ/|/kɪˈlɔmɪtəɹ/|a=Scotland}}
** {{audio|en|En-uk-kilometre.ogg|a=Scotland|IPA=/kɪˈlɔmɪtəɹ/}}
** {{audio|en|En-uk-kilometre.ogg|a=Scotland|IPA=/ˈkɪləˌmitəɹ/}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈkɪləˌmitɚ/|/kɪˈlɑmɪtɚ/|/kəˈlɑmɪtɚ/|a=US,CA}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈkɪləˌmitɚ/|/kɪˈlɑmɪtɚ/|/kəˈlɑmɪtɚ/|a=US,CA}}
** {{audio|en|En-us-kilometre.ogg|a=US|IPA=/ˈkɪləˌmitɚ/}}
** {{audio|en|En-us-kilometre.ogg|a=US|IPA=/ˈkɪləˌmitɚ/}}
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{{en-noun}}
{{en-noun}}


# {{SI-unit|en|kilo|metre|length}}
# {{senseid|en|Q828224}}{{SI-unit|en|kilo|metre|length}}
#* {{quote-text|en|year=2008|author=Brian Harvey|title=The End of the River
|passage=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.}}
#* {{quote-web
|en
|date=July 5, 2021
|author=Muyu Xu; Shivani Singh
|title=China approves a $55 mln gas pipeline in northern China
|editor=Louise Heavens
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705103721/https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/china-approves-55-mln-gas-pipeline-northern-china-2021-07-05/
|archivedate=05 July 2021
|work=w:Reuters
|section=Energy
|url2=https://archive.ph/c54MJ
|text=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.}}


====Synonyms====
====Synonyms====
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* {{l|en|cubic kilometre}}
* {{l|en|cubic kilometre}}
* {{l|en|kilometre zero}}
* {{l|en|kilometre zero}}
* {{l|en|kmph}}
*{{l|en|last kilometre}}
* {{l|en|square kilometre}}
* {{l|en|square kilometre}}


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===Anagrams===
===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=eeiklmort|kilometer}}
* {{anagrams|en|a=eeiklmort|kilometer}}

==Slovak==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sk-IPA}}

===Noun===
{{head|sk|noun form}}

# {{infl of|sk|kilometer||nom//acc|p}}


==Spanish==
==Spanish==
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# {{es-verb form of|kilometrar}}
# {{es-verb form of|kilometrar}}

==Turkish==

===Etymology===
{{inh+|tr|ota|كیلومتره|tr=kilometre}}, {{m|ota|كیلومترو|tr=kilometro}}, from {{der|tr|fr|kilomètre}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|tr|/ci.lo.met.ɾe/}}

===Noun===
{{tr-noun|yi|ler}}

# {{lb|tr|metrology}} [[kilometer]]/{{l|en|kilometre}} (unit of length)

====Declension====
{{tr-infl-noun-v|e}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|tr|kilometrekare}}
* {{l|tr|km/s}}
* {{l|tr|kilometre taşı}}

Latest revision as of 23:14, 28 December 2024

See also: kilòmetre, kilomètre, and kilo-metre

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From French kilomètre, from Ancient Greek χίλιοι (khílioi, “thousand”) + μέτρον (métron, “measure”); equivalent to kilo- +‎ metre.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kilometre (plural kilometres)

  2. (metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 103 metres. Symbol: km
    • 2008, Brian Harvey, The End of the River:
      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.
    • 2021 July 5, Muyu Xu, Shivani Singh, “China approves a $55 mln gas pipeline in northern China”, in Louise Heavens, editor, Reuters‎[1], archived from the original on 05 July 2021, Energy‎[2]:
      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.

Synonyms

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  • klick (military slang, used when referring to distance)
  • klom (mainly in science fiction)
  • km (official SI symbol)

Derived terms

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Translations

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Anagrams

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Slovak

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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kilometre

  1. nominative/accusative plural of kilometer

Spanish

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Verb

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kilometre

  1. inflection of kilometrar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كیلومتره (kilometre), كیلومترو (kilometro), from French kilomètre.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kilometre (definite accusative kilometreyi, plural kilometreler)

  1. (metrology) kilometer/kilometre (unit of length)

Declension

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Inflection
Nominative kilometre
Definite accusative kilometreyi
Singular Plural
Nominative kilometre kilometreler
Definite accusative kilometreyi kilometreleri
Dative kilometreye kilometrelere
Locative kilometrede kilometrelerde
Ablative kilometreden kilometrelerden
Genitive kilometrenin kilometrelerin

Derived terms

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