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Noun: kilometres per second
  1. The ratio of the distance travelled (in kilometres) to the time spent travelling (in seconds).
    "Light travels in vacuum at the speed of almost 300,000 kilometres per second.";
    - kilometers per second, km/s

Type of: rate

Encyclopedia: Kilometres per second

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