kilometre

CEFRA1

/kɪˈlɒm.ɪ.tə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The British spelling of kilometer, a distance of one thousand meters.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An SI unit of length equal to 10³ metres. Symbol: km

Examples

  • I run at least a kilometre every morning.

  • I'm used to going for two kilometre daily walks.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈkɪ.loːˌmiː.ʈə(r)/
  • /ˈkɪl.əˌmiː.tə/

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In context

  • Holonyms: megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre

  • Meronyms: picometre < nanometre < micrometre < millimetre < centimetre < decimetre < metre

  • 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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Origin

noun

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