kilometre, km

• a standard metric unit for measuring distance.
• abbreviation: km.

EXAMPLES:

Metric Units ~ Length

10 millimetres = 1 centimetre
10 centimetres = 1 decimetre
10 decimetres = 1 metre
10 metres = 1 decametre
10 decametres = 1 hectometre
10 hectometres = 1 kilometre
1000 metres = 1 kilometre

Abbreviations
millimetre mm
centimetre cm
metre m
kilometre km