kilometre
/ˈkɪləmiːtə(r)/noun
उच्चारण किलमीटर
किलोमीटर
Basic word
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a unit for measuring distance; 1,000 metres
किलोमीटर
- 10 km away
- The school is two kilometres from our house.
- He runs five kilometres every morning.
+ 1 more example
- The speed limit is forty kilometres per hour.
Synonyms km 1,000 metres
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
kilometre (countable noun)
A kilometre is a unit of distance, so it is countable: one kilometre, four kilometres.
Kilometre दूरी की इकाई है, इसलिए countable है: one kilometre, four kilometres।
- The school is two kilometres away.
- She runs five kilometres every morning.
number + kilometres + from + place
Distance from a place is shown with 'from'; 'away' can be added.
किसी स्थान से दूरी 'from' से दिखाई जाती है; 'away' भी जोड़ा जा सकता है।
- The village is ten kilometres from the station.
kilometre abbreviation: km; per hour = km/h or kmph
Speed is given in kilometres per hour; write km/h or kmph.
गति kilometres per hour में दी जाती है; km/h या kmph लिखें।
- The train runs at 100 km/h.
spelling: kilometre (BrE) / kilometer (AmE)
British English spells it kilometre; American English writes kilometer.
British English में वर्तनी kilometre है; American English में kilometer।
- A kilometre is 1,000 metres.
kilometre vs mile
A kilometre is shorter than a mile (about 0.62 mile); Indian road signs and exams use kilometres.
Kilometre, mile से छोटा होता है (लगभग 0.62 mile); भारतीय सड़क संकेत और परीक्षाएँ kilometres का प्रयोग करती हैं।
- The sign shows the distance in kilometres, not miles.
+Collocations 5
number + kilometres
a few kilometresten kilometressquare kilometresthousands of kilometres
- India covers over three million square kilometres.
verb + kilometres
covertravelruncycledrive
- They covered fifty kilometres on the first day.
kilometre + noun
markerstonereadingcount
- A kilometre stone showed 30 to Jaipur.
per kilometre
rate per kilometrefare per kilometrekilometres per litrekilometres per hour
- The taxi charges twelve rupees per kilometre.
kilometre + speed / distance phrases
bumper-to-bumper for kilometreskilometres longkilometres widekilometres away
- The traffic jam stretched for several kilometres.
“More examples 6
- Radhika walks two kilometres to the library every day.
राधिका हर दिन पुस्तकालय तक दो किलोमीटर पैदल चलती है।
- The marathon covers forty-two kilometres.
मैराथन बयालीस किलोमीटर की होती है।
- A kilometre stone by the road shows how far the next town is.
सड़क किनारे का किलोमीटर पत्थर बताता है कि अगला शहर कितनी दूर है।
- My scooter gives about fifty kilometres per litre.
मेरा स्कूटर लगभग पचास किलोमीटर प्रति लीटर का माइलेज देता है।
- The accident happened ten kilometres from the toll plaza.
दुर्घटना टोल प्लाज़ा से दस किलोमीटर दूर हुई।
- The Yamuna Expressway is more than two hundred kilometres long.
यमुना एक्सप्रेसवे दो सौ किलोमीटर से अधिक लंबा है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The shop is at two kilometre distance.
✓ The shop is two kilometres away.
Use the plural and 'away' for distance; avoid 'at ... distance'.
दूरी के लिए plural और 'away' का प्रयोग करें; 'at ... distance' नहीं।
✗ He ran a five-kilometres race.
✓ He ran a five-kilometre race.
In a compound adjective, the unit stays singular.
यौगिक adjective में इकाई singular रहती है।
✗ The distance is 50 kms.
✓ The distance is 50 km.
The abbreviation km takes no s.
संक्षिप्त रूप km में s नहीं लगता।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
km 1,000 metres
§Grammar and usage
/ˈkɪləmiːtə/ or /kɪˈlɒmɪtə/ (both used).
/ˈkɪləmiːtə/ या /kɪˈlɒmɪtə/ (दोनों प्रयुक्त)।
Measurement: 1 km = 1,000 m; 1 mile = about 1.6 km.
माप में 1 km = 1,000 m; 1 mile = लगभग 1.6 km।
Prefix: kilo- means a thousand (kilogram, kilobyte, kilowatt).
Prefix kilo- का अर्थ हज़ार है (kilogram, kilobyte, kilowatt)।