kilometer

Meanings

• Noun

  A unit of length equal to one thousand meters.

  - "The marathon is a 42.195-kilometer race."
  - "The distance between Paris and Brussels is approximately 270 kilometers."

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Pronunciation

1. /kəˈlɑmɪtəɹ/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

SI , km , klick

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Variants

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kilometer , kilometers

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Etymology

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The word 'kilometer' comes from the Greek words 'kilos' meaning 'thousand' and 'metron' meaning 'measure'.

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Trivia

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1. The first road race to be called a marathon was the Athens Marathon in 1896, which was 26.2 miles (42.195 kilometers) long.

2. The longest kilometer-long tunnel in the world is the Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland.

3. The fastest recorded time for running a kilometer is 2 minutes, 2.58 seconds, which was set by Moroccan runner Hicham El Guerrouj in 1999.

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Related Concepts

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1. Meter: A base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the length of the path travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second.

2. Mile: A unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet. It is commonly used as a unit of measurement for distances in the United States.

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Culture

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The kilometer is an important unit of measurement in various fields such as transportation, geography, and sports.

How to Memorize "kilometer"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a line that is one thousand meters long.
   - Visualize running or walking for one kilometer.
   - Think of a large football field, which is approximately 100 meters wide and 110 yards long, and imagine how many of these fields it takes to make up one kilometer.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the number 1,000 with kilometers.
   - Think of the word 'thousand' when you see or hear the word 'kilometer'.
   - Remember that one kilometer is equal to 1,000 meters.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'KISS' to remember that 1 kilometer equals 1,000 meters: 'K' for kilometer, 'I' for 'is', 'S' for 'equal to', and 'S' for '1,000 meters'.

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