kilometer

kil·o·me·ter  (k-lm-tr, kl-mtr)

n. Abbr. km

A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile). See Table at measurement.

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kilo·metric (kl-mtrk) adj.

Usage Note: Although the pronunciation of kilometer with stress on the second syllable, (k-lm-tr), is often censured because it does not conform to the stress pattern in millimeter and centimeter (it originally came about by false analogy with barometer and thermometer), it continues to thrive in American English. In a recent survey, 69 percent of the Usage Panel preferred this pronunciation, while 29 percent preferred the pronunciation (kl-mtr).

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kilometer  (k-lm-tr, kl-mtr)

A unit of length in the metric system equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile). See Table at measurement.

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kilometer - a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles) kilometre, klick, km metric linear unit - a linear unit of distance in metric terms hectometer, hectometre, hm - a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters mym, myriameter, myriametre - a metric unit of length equal to 10,000 meters