KM | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of km in English km Add to word list Add to word list written abbreviation for kilometre UK Measurements of length & distance

• centimetre
• cubit
• decimetre
• ell
• extend to something
• feet
• food miles
• ft
• league
• length
• linear
• micrometre
• mileage
• millimetre
• mph
• nanometre
• pace
• reach
• square
• wingspan

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km | American Dictionary

kmnoun [ C ] plural km Add to word list Add to word list abbreviation for kilometer (Definition of km from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

km | Business English

kmnoun   MEASURES uk us Add to word list Add to word list written abbreviation for kilometre KMnoun [ U ]   WORKPLACE, MANAGEMENT uk us abbreviation for knowledge management (Definition of km from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of km, KM?

Translations of km

in Chinese (Traditional) 千米，公里（kilometre的縮寫）… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 千米，公里（kilometre的缩写）… See more in Spanish forma abreviada escrita de "kilometre":, kilómetro, km… See more in Portuguese forma abreviada escrita de "kilometer" ou "kilometre":, quilômetro, km… See more in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Korean in Ukrainian in Italian “kilometre” の略：キロメートル, キロメートル… See more kilometrenin kısa yazılışı, km (kilometer)… See more km [masculine], km… See more abreviatura escrita de “kilometer/kilometre”: quilòmetre… See more km, kilometer… See more kilometr… See more km… See more km… See more กิโลเมตร… See more cây số… See more km, kilometr… See more km, kilometer… See more km… See more der Kilometer… See more km, km (kilometer)… See more “kilometer”의 약어… See more км… See more abbreviazione scritta di “kilometer”/”kilometre”: km, km… See more Need a translator?

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More meanings of km

• kilometer
• km/h
• km, at kilometer
• km, at kilometre
• kilometer, at kilometre
• KM, at knowledge management

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