kilometre

== English == === Alternative forms === chiliometre, chilometer, chilometre (obsolete) kilometer (US) === Etymology === From French kilomètre, from Ancient Greek χίλιοι (khílioi, “thousand”) + μέτρον (métron, “measure”); equivalent to kilo- +‎ metre. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɪˈlɒm.ɪ.tə/, /ˈkɪl.əˌmiː.tə/ (General American) IPA(key): /kɪˈlɑ.mɪ.təɹ/, /ˈkɪl.əˌmi.təɹ/, [-ɾɚ] (Scotland) IPA(key): /kɪˈlɔ.mɪ.təɹ/, /ˈkɪl.əˌmi.təɹ/ (North India) IPA(key): /ˈkɪ.loːˌmiː.ʈə(r)/, /kɪ.loːˈmiː.ʈə(r)/ (South India) IPA(key): /kɪˈloː.miː.ʈə(r)/ Rhymes: -ɒmɪtə(ɹ), -ɪləmiːtə(ɹ) === Noun === kilometre (plural kilometres) (metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 103 metres. Symbol: km Synonyms: km (official SI symbol); klick (military slang); klom (mainly in science fiction) Holonyms: megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre Meronyms: picometre < nanometre < micrometre < millimetre < centimetre < decimetre < metre ==== Derived terms ==== cubic kilometre kilometre zero kmph last kilometre square kilometre ==== Related terms ==== kilometric ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === kilometer == Lithuanian == === Pronunciation 1 === IPA(key): [kʲɪloːmʲɛˈtʲrʲɛ] Rhymes: -ɛ Syllabification: ki‧lo‧me‧trè ==== Noun ==== kilometrè m locative singular of kilomètras === Pronunciation 2 === IPA(key): [kʲɪloːˈmʲɛtʲrʲɛ] Rhymes: -ɛtʲrʲɛ Syllabification: ki‧lo‧mè‧tre ==== Noun ==== kilomètre m vocative singular of kilomètras == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kilɔmetre/, [ˈkilɔmetre] Rhymes: -etre Hyphenation: ki‧lo‧met‧re === Noun === kilometre nominative/accusative plural of kilometer == Spanish == === Verb === kilometre inflection of kilometrar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كیلومتره (kilometre), كیلومترو (kilometro), from French kilomètre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ci.lo.met.ɾe/ === Noun === kilometre (definite accusative kilometreyi, plural kilometreler) (metrology) kilometer/kilometre (unit of length) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== kilometrekare km/s kilometre taşı