›› Measurement unit: km

Full name: kilometre

Plural form: kilometers

Symbol: km

Alternate spelling: kilometres

Category type: length

Scale factor: 1000


›› SI unit: meter

The SI base unit for length is the meter.
1 meter is equal to 0.001 km.


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›› Definition: Kilometer

A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer, symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). It is approximately equal to 0.621 miles, 1094 yards or 3281 feet.


›› Sample conversions: km

km to league [ancient Celtic]
km to decametre
km to braza [Spain]
km to pes
km to vara [Texas]
km to chinese foot
km to toise
km to block [East U.S.]
km to bee space
km to mile [Britain, ancient]


›› Common misspellings of km

kms
klm
k.m

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