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Definition of Myriametre
1. Noun. A metric unit of length equal to 10,000 meters.
Generic synonyms: Metric Linear Unit
Terms within: Kilometer, Kilometre, Klick, Km
Definition of Myriametre
1. Noun. (obsolete) A unit of length of ten thousand metres, or ten kilometres. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Myriametre
Literary usage of Myriametre
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1855)
"The kilometre the myriametre. The metre the decametre. ... Itinerary measure
would remain as it is, only the kilometre would be called myriametre. ..."
2. A Military Dictionary: Or, Explaination of the Several Systems of Discipline by William Duane (1810)
"Reduce i myriametre new French measure into miles of England. 32797 English feet,
and that of the mile 5280, I state the following equation : i ..."
3. The elements of commerce; or, A treatise on different calculations [&c.]. by Christopher Dubost (1806)
"The length of the myriametre being 32797 ... the following equation: 1 myriametre =
x 1 myriametre = 32797 feet 5280 feet = 1 mile ..."
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