Definition
A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters or approximately 0.62 miles. A standard measurement used in most countries for distances.
Etymology
From French kilomètre, combining Greek khilioi (thousand) and metron (measure). Coined during the French Revolution as part of the metric system, designed to create universal, decimal-based measurements.
Kelly Says
The kilometre was originally defined as one ten-thousandth of the distance from the equator to the North Pole, making it literally a fraction of Earth itself - though modern satellite measurements show the original calculation was off by about 200 meters!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ኪሎሜትር
kee-lo-mee-ter
ARالعربية
كيلومتر
kee-lo-mee-ter
BNবাংলা
কিলোমিটার
kee-lo-mee-tar
CACatalà
kilòmetre
kee-lo-mee-treh
CSČeština
kilometr
kee-lo-mee-ter
DADansk
kilometer
kee-lo-mee-ter
DEDeutsch
Kilometer
kee-loh-mee-ter
ELΕλληνικά
χλιομέτρο
hee-lo-mee-tro
ESEspañol
kilómetro
kee-loh-mee-troh
FAفارسی
کیلومتر
kee-lo-mee-ter
FISuomi
kilometri
kee-lo-mee-tri
FRFrançais
kilomètre
kee-loh-mee-treh
GUGU
કિલોમીટર
kee-lo-mee-ter
HAHA
kilometa
kee-lo-mee-ta
HEעברית
קילומטר
kee-lo-mee-ter
HIहिन्दी
किलोमीटर
kee-lo-mee-ter
HUMagyar
kilométer
kee-lo-mee-ter
IDBahasa Indonesia
kilometer
kee-lo-mee-ter
IGIG
kilometa
kee-lo-mee-ta
ITItaliano
chilometro
chee-lo-mee-troh
JA日本語
キロメートル
ki-ro-mee-to-me-e-ru
KKKK
километр
kee-lo-mee-ter
KMKM
គីឡូម៉ែត្រ
kee-lo-mee-ter
MRMR
किलोमीटर
kee-lo-mee-ter
MSBahasa Melayu
kilometer
kee-lo-mee-ter
NLNederlands
kilometer
kee-lo-mee-ter
NONorsk
kilometer
kee-lo-mee-ter
PAPA
ਕਿਲੋਮੀਟਰ
kee-lo-mee-ter
PLPolski
kilometr
kee-lo-mee-ter
PTPortuguês
quilómetro
kee-loh-mee-troh
RORomână
kilometru
kee-lo-mee-troo
RUРусский
километр
ki-lo-me-tr
SVSvenska
kilometer
kee-lo-mee-ter
SWKiswahili
kilomita
kee-lo-mee-ta
TAதமிழ்
கிலோமீட்டர்
kee-lo-mee-taar
TEతెలుగు
కిలోమీటర్
kee-lo-mee-taar
THไทย
กิโลเมตร
kee-lo-me-ter
TLTL
kilometro
kee-lo-mee-troh
TRTürkçe
kilometer
ki-lo-mee-ter
UKУкраїнська
кілометр
kee-lo-mee-ter
URاردو
کلومیٹر
kee-lo-mee-ter
VITiếng Việt
kilômét
ki-lo-me-t
YOYO
kilometa
kee-lo-mee-ta
ZUZU
kilometa
kee-lo-mee-ta