- mile per hour
- (mi/h or mph)a traditional unit of velocity. One mile per hour equals exactly 22/15 feet per second, approximately 1.609 kilometers per hour (km/h), or exactly 0.447 04 meter per second (m/s).
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Miles per hour — MPH redirects here. For other uses, see MPH (disambiguation). Automobile speedometer, measuring speed in miles per hour on the outer track, and kilometres per hour on the inner track. Miles per hour is an imperial unit of speed expressing the… … Wikipedia
Kilometres per hour — (For the South African airport with IATA code KMH , see Johan Pienaar Airport.)The kilometre per hour (American English: kilometer per hour) is a unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector). The unit symbol is km/h or km·h−1; however, the… … Wikipedia
ton mile per hour — (TMPH) A system devised to ascertain the working capacity of earthmover tires; it is a supplement to the normal load and inflation tables … Dictionary of automotive terms
miles per hour — ➔ mph * * * miles an/per hour (ABBREVIATION mph) ► MEASURES, TRANSPORT used for saying how fast a vehicle, plane, etc. is travelling or can travel: »The speed limit on UK motorways is 70 miles per hour. Main Entry: ↑ … Financial and business terms
Miles per hour — Meilen pro Stunde (mph für Englisch: miles per hour) ist eine Maßeinheit der Geschwindigkeit. Trotz der offiziellen Abkürzung mi für mile(s) wird diese Größe kaum je als ‚mi/h‘ angegeben, ausgenommen in technischen Publikationen. Ein Objekt, das… … Deutsch Wikipedia
miles per hour — noun 1. the ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours) (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑mph • Hypernyms: ↑rate 2. a speedometer reading for the momentary rate of travel … Useful english dictionary
miles an/per hour — (ABBREVIATION mph) ► MEASURES, TRANSPORT used for saying how fast a vehicle, plane, etc. is travelling or can travel: »The speed limit on UK motorways is 70 miles per hour. Main Entry: ↑mile … Financial and business terms
Mile — Miles redirects here. For other uses, see Mile (disambiguation) and Miles (disambiguation). mile international US survey nautical 1.609344 km 1.609347 km 1.852 km 1,6 … Wikipedia
mile — /muyl/, n. 1. Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers). 2. See nautical mile. 3. See international nautical mile. 4. any of various other units of… … Universalium
mile — (mi) 1. a traditional unit of distance. The word comes from the Latin word for 1000, mille, because originally a mile was the distance a Roman legion could march in 1000 paces (or 2000 steps, a pace being the distance between successive falls… … Dictionary of units of measurement
