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kilometres per hour

 

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Noun kilometres per hour has 1 sense
  1. kilometers per hour, kilometres per hour, kph, km/h - the ratio of the distance traveled (in kilometers) to the time spent traveling (in hours)
    --1 is a kind of rate

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Kilometres per hour

Definition: Kilometres per hour (km/h) is a unit of measurement commonly used to express speed, representing the distance traveled in kilometers over one hour.


Senses:

Sense 1: Speed Unit

Parts of Speech: Noun

Definition: A unit of measurement used to denote the speed, representing the distance traveled in kilometers over one hour.

Example Sentence: The maximum speed limit on this highway is 100 kilometres per hour.

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Sense 2: Conversion Factor

Parts of Speech: Noun

Definition: A conversion factor used to convert the speed from kilometers per hour to other units of measurement.

Example Sentence: You can easily convert the speed of 60 kilometres per hour to miles per hour by multiplying it by 0.621371.

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Sense 3: Common Abbreviation

Parts of Speech: Noun

Definition: An abbreviation commonly used for representing kilometers per hour.

Example Sentence: The car's speedometer displayed a current speed of 80 km/h.

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