Lexic.us

Definition of Kilometre

1. Noun. A metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles).

Definition of Kilometre

1. Noun. (British Canada) (SI-unit kilo metre length) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Kilometre

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Kilometre

1. A distance of 1000 metres. (21 Jun 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kilometre

Literary usage of Kilometre

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Peru of the Twentieth Century by Percy Falcke Martin (1911)
"... kilometre 66 (1872), 124 feet 4 inches; Veraguas, kilometre 84 (1890), ... kilometre 93 (1908), 172 feet 10 inches; San Juan, kilometre 94 (1908), ..."

2. The Spanish-American Republics by Theodore Child (1891)
"At kilometre 41 the river has been diverted, in order to avoid a couple of ... At kilometre is a tunnel of forty metres. At kilometre 54.400 the line ..."

3. Oil Crises & Climate Challenges: 30 Years of Energy Use in Iea Countriesby Fridtjof Unander, International Energy Agency, Michael Ting by Fridtjof Unander, International Energy Agency, Michael Ting (2004)
"It now takes less than half the energy to move a passenger one kilometre through the air as it did in 1973. This revolution in air travel energy intensity ..."

4. The Electrical Engineer (1893)
"The total insulation resistance is stated to average 4000 to 5000 megohms per kilometre ; and as to the various parts, it appears to range from 2600 megohms ..."

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