kilometrekilometern.

Brit.

/ˈkɪləˌmiːtə/,

/kᵻˈlɒmᵻtə/, U.S.

/kᵻˈlɑmədər/,

/ˈkɪləˌmidər/

Etymology: < French kilomètre (1795): see kilo- comb. form and metre n.² (The stress is marked by Webster (1828), Craig, and Cassell as kiˈlometre.)

In the Metric system, a measure of length containing 1000 metres, or 3280.89 feet, or nearly five-eighths of a mile. Also in combinations, as kilometre-stone (cf. milestone n.).

ΘΚΠ

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kilometre1810

kilo1888

km.1892

1810 Naval Chron. 24 301 Killometer, 1000 M.

1868 Morning Star 25 Feb. The tunnel will cost 160,000l. per kilometre.

1881 G. B. Halsted Mensuration 2 The kilometer is used as the unit of distance.

1888 J. Pennell & E. R. Pennell Sent. Journey 166 The kilometre-stones no longer marked the distance.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	kilometre
释义	kilometrekilometern. Brit. /ˈkɪləˌmiːtə/, /kᵻˈlɒmᵻtə/, U.S. /kᵻˈlɑmədər/, /ˈkɪləˌmidər/ Etymology: < French kilomètre (1795): see kilo- comb. form and metre n.² (The stress is marked by Webster (1828), Craig, and Cassell as kiˈlometre.) In the Metric system, a measure of length containing 1000 metres, or 3280.89 feet, or nearly five-eighths of a mile. Also in combinations, as kilometre-stone (cf. milestone n.). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > units of length or distance > metre > one thousand metres or kilometre kilometre1810 kilo1888 km.1892 1810 Naval Chron. 24 301 Killometer, 1000 M. 1868 Morning Star 25 Feb. The tunnel will cost 160,000l. per kilometre. 1881 G. B. Halsted Mensuration 2 The kilometer is used as the unit of distance. 1888 J. Pennell & E. R. Pennell Sent. Journey 166 The kilometre-stones no longer marked the distance. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1810
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