different between gigalitre vs kilometre

gigalitre

English

Alternative forms

  • (US) gigaliter

Etymology

giga- +? litre

Noun

gigalitre (plural gigalitres)

  1. A unit of volume equivalent to 109 litres (one billion [British billion] liters). Symbol: Gl

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Translations

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  • gigaliter

gigalitre From the web:

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kilometre

English

Alternative forms

  • chiliometre, chilometer, chilometre (obsolete)
  • kilometer (American)

Etymology

From French kilomètre, from Ancient Greek ?????? (khílioi, thousand) + ?????? (métron, measure).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?k?l??mi?t?/, /k??l?m?t?/
  • (US) IPA(key): /k??l?m?t??/, /?k?l??mit??/

Noun

kilometre (plural kilometres)

  1. (official BIPM spelling, British spelling, Canadian spelling, Australian, New Zealand, Irish, Indian and South African spelling) (metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 103 metres. Symbol: km

Synonyms

  • klick (military slang, used when referring to distance)
  • km (official SI symbol)

Derived terms

  • cubic kilometre
  • square kilometre

Related terms

  • kilometric

Translations

Anagrams

  • kilometer

kilometre From the web:

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  • what's kilometre in french
  • kilometres what does it mean
  • kilometres what is the distance
  • what does kilometres on a car mean
  • kilometers per hour
  • what is kilometre square
  • what's 5 kilometres in miles
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