How to pronounce kilometer
American English pronunciation
kih-LAH-mih-ter
- IPA
- /kɪˈlɑmɪtɚ/
- Syllables
- kih · LAH · mih · ter (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
- Also said
- KIL-uh-mee-ter
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What kilometer means
A distance of 1,000 meters, a bit over half a mile
In a sentence: We walked one kilometer from the camp to the lake.
Where it comes from: It is kilo-, from a Greek word for thousand, with meter.
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