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WHAT DOES KM/H MEAN IN ENGLISH?

km/h

Kilometres per hour

The kilometre per hour is a unit of speed, expressing the number of kilometres travelled in one hour. The unit symbol is km/h or km·h−1. Worldwide, it is the most commonly used unit of speed on road signs and car speedometers.

Definition of km/h in the English dictionary

The definition of km/h in the dictionary is kilometres per hour.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KM/H

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Synonyms and antonyms of km/h in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «km/h» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KM/H

Find out the translation of km/h to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of km/h from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «km/h» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

每小时公里
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

km/h
570 millions of speakers

English

km/h
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

किमी / घंटा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كِيلُومِتْرٌ فِي السَّاعَةِ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

км/ч
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

km/h
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কিমি / ঘঃ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

km/h
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Km / h
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

km/h
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

毎時・・・キロ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시속 ... 킬로미터
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Km / h
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

km/giờ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கிமீ / மணி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

किमी / ता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

km / s
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

km/h
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

km/h
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

км/год
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

km/h
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χλμ./ώρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

km / h
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

km/h
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

km/t
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of km/h

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KM/H»

The term «km/h» is very widely used and occupies the 9.780 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KM/H» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «km/h» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «km/h» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about km/h

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KM/H»

Discover the use of km/h in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to km/h and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Europe @ 2. 4 Km/h
Wrong. In his second book, wheelchair traveller Ken Haley crosses the Continent the long way round - from Russia to Portugal via the Arctic - and finds that Europeans are an endangered species.
Ken Haley, 2012
2
Speed Management
... see Annex B) Australia (Victoria) 100-110 km/h 100 km/h 50 km/h Austria 130 km/h 100 km/h 50 km/h 30 km/h zones 40 km/h streets in residential areas Canada 100-110 km/h 80 to 100 km/h (main) 70 to 100 km/h (rural paved roads) 40-50 ...
OECD, European Conference of Ministers of Transport, 2006
3
Sustainability and Cities: Overcoming Automobile Dependence
age traffic speeds of 51 km/h (United States) and 46 km/h (Australia), and a reduction in the Canadian cities (40 km/h), consistent with all the other data. These speeds are relatively fast when compared with traffic speeds in European cities of ...
Peter Newman, Jeffrey Kenworthy, 1999
4
Asphalt Concrete: Simulation, Modeling, and Experimental ...
As a result of braking, the maximum longitudinal shear strain (Yxz)max was at the surface and at a traveling speed of 3.2 km/h. The computed (yxz)max was about 4250 microns and 1 1500 microns under the steering tire and the driving tires, ...
Eyad Masad, Vassilis P. Panoskaltsis, Linbing Wang, 2006
5
Lessons Learned: How JetBlue Airways Used Apologia and New ...
0.02 in f 0.1 cm Snow Light Snon 3:51 AM 25.0 "F/ -3.9 -C 21.0 -F/ -6.1 "C 85% 29.87 In/ 1011.5 hPa I.O miles/ 1.6kilometsrs NE 18.4 mahl 29.8 km/h/ 8.2 m/s 26.5 mph / .42.6 km/h/ 11.8 m/s 0.03 In/ 0.1 cm snow Light Snow 4.51 AM 25.0 "F  ...
Carol H. Stewart, 2008
6
Extending Deontic Logic for the Formalisation of Legal Rules
to drive faster than 50 km/h. A can, however, refer to the fact that there was a traffic sign (for example a 'right-of-way' sign) and that this sign overrides the rule, so that the rule (speed limit of 50 km/h) is no longer in force. In the case mentioned ...
Lambèr M. M. Royakkers, 1998
7
Conceptual Physics
FIGURA 3.1 Al sentarte en una silla, tu rapidez es cero con respecto a la Tierra, pero 30 km/s respecto al Sol. TABLA 3. 1 Rapideces aproximadas en distintas unidades 20 km/h 40 km/h 60 km/h 65 km/h 80 km/h 88 km/h 1 00 km/h 1 20 km/h 1 ...
‎2002
8
The Laws of Motion: Understanding Uniform and Accelerated Motion
1898 - 39.23 mph (63.13 km/h) 1904 - 91.37 mph (147.04 km/h) 1927 - 174.833 mph (281.447 km/h) 1935 - 301.129 mph (484.818 km/h) 1960 - 406.50 mph ( 654.359 km/h) 1965 - 576.553 (927.873. km/h) 1983 - 633 mph (1,018.7 km/h) 1997 ...
Betty Burnett, 2004
9
An African Safari
The fastest MAMMAL in Africa is without doubt the CHEETAH. Cheetahs have been timed over short distances at speeds of over 90 km/h. The fastest ANTELOPE is probably the TSESSEBE. Although it has an awkward looking run it has been ...
Richard C. Hood, 2011
10
Fundamental Mathematics for the Caribbean Book 2
17 m, 32 m, 45 m, 63 m (b) approx. 44 km/h, 58 km/h, 69 km/h, 84 km/h, 96 km/h 14 (a) approx. 2 m, 7 m, 18 m, 25 m, 54m (b) approx. 60 km/h, 81 km/h, 94 km/h, 110 km/h, 115 km/h Pages 194-7 1 12 (a) i (b) i (c) 4 2 ETN, ENT, NTE, ...
C. E. Layne, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KM/H»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term km/h is used in the context of the following news items.
1
2016 Smart Fortwo Turbo with DCT Does Acceleration Test: 0 to 100 …
This independent test carried out in Germany shows the Fortwo turbo model reaching 100 km/h in 12.9 seconds while the official number is 107 ... «autoevolution, Jul 15»
2
Kedah caps state roads speeds at 70 km/h until July 25
Kedah has announced that the speed limit on all its state roads has been reduced to 70 km/h from the usual 80 km/h for the festive season. «Paul Tan's Automotive News, Jul 15»
3
Koenigsegg Regera Powertrain Wound Up To The Equivalent Of …
It shows a Regera being bench tested from the equivalent of 50 km/h / 35 mph all the way up to 350 km/h / 217 mph. It doesn't sound overly ... «Carscoops, Jul 15»
4
Video: Renntech Mercedes-AMG C63 Hits 320 km/h! - GTspirit.com
The results of those horsepower and torque gains mean the new car can rocket to 100 km/h in around 3 seconds and as the following video ... «GTspirit, Jul 15»
5
Racing From a Distance: Tesla Model S P85D & BMW i8 Go 0-200 …
In short, the P85D wins the 0-200 (124 mph) battle by a fraction of a second after absolutely obliterating the i8 during the 0 to 100 km/h (62 ... «Carscoops, Jul 15»
6
Hankook iFlex airless tyres - now be used up to 130 km/h
What are two of the biggest headaches one can have when it comes to driving? The first would have to be a car breakdown, and the other, ... «Paul Tan's Automotive News, Jul 15»
7
Driver going 195 km/h on Hwy 1 has car impounded
A woman, 19, had her car taken away after being caught going 195 kilometers per hour on the Trans-Canada Highway west of Regina. «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
8
Watch 2016 Mercedes GLE 350d Go From 0 To 207 km/h (128 mph)
Ideally, the GLE 350 d can hit 100 km/h (62 mph) in just 7.1 seconds - before making its way to a top speed of 225 km/h (140 mph). «Carscoops, Jul 15»
9
Venturi targets 600 km/h this summer
This program pays homage to Camille Jenatzy who, on April 29, 1899, became the first person in history to break the 100 km/h (62 mph) barrier ... «ElectricAutosport.com, Jul 15»
10
World's Fastest RC Helicopter Hits 277 KM/H, Crashes …
The video we found of it is from 2013 and shows it hitting 277 km/h, but it has gone a lot faster. This extremely streamlined machine takes RC ... «autoevolution, Jul 15»

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