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Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

The meter per second is the derived unit of speed in the International System of Units(SI). The meter per second(m/s) is equal to 3. 6 kilometers per hour(km/h), or about 2. 236936 miles per hour(mph), or 3. 28084 feet per second(ft/s), or 39. 370079 inches per second(in/s) or 1. 943844 knots(kn). The speed is the distance traveled by an object during a period of time. Thus, meters per second(meters/second) show how many meters are traveled in one second. The meter is a unit of length in the metric system[, ] while the second is a unit of time.  5, record 1, English, - metre%20per%20second

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metre per second; meter per second; meter/second : designations usually used in the plural.  6, record 1, English, - metre%20per%20second

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

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mètre par seconde : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel.  3, record 1, French, - m%C3%A8tre%20par%20seconde

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Record 2,  Textual support,  English

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The coherent system of units adopted and recommended by the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM). [Definition approved by ISO, the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML), and others.]  6, record 2, English, - International%20System%20of%20Units

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The Sl is based at present on the following seven base units: metre, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, mole, candela.  6, record 2, English, - International%20System%20of%20Units

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A system of units used in scientific work throughout the world and employed in general commercial transactions and engineering applications; its units of length, time, and mass are the meter, second, and kilogram respectively, or decimal multiples and submultiples thereof.  7, record 2, English, - International%20System%20of%20Units

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Metric Systems ... With the addition of basic physical units it is now officially known by the French name "Le Système International d’Unités" (abbreviation "SI") or in English as the International System of Units.  8, record 2, English, - International%20System%20of%20Units

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International System of Units; SI: term and abbreviation approved by ISO, the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML), and others.  9, record 2, English, - International%20System%20of%20Units

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Reproduced from "Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of Unesco", with the authorization of Unesco.  10, record 2, English, - International%20System%20of%20Units

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Système cohérent d'unités adopté et recommandé par la Conférence générale des poids et mesures (CGPM). [Définition entérinée, entre autres, par l'ISO, le Bureau international des poids et mesures (BIPM), par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI) et par l'Organisation internationale de métrologie légale (OIML).]  7, record 2, French, - Syst%C3%A8me%20international%20d%27unit%C3%A9s

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La 1re Conférence générale des poids et mesures, en 1889, adopta les nouveaux étalons du mètre et du kilogramme [...] pour servir de base internationale du système métrique. Depuis, ce système s'est étendu et perfectionné. La 11e Conférence générale des poids et mesures, en 1960, lui a donné le nom de «système international d'unités» ou, en abrégé, SI, dans toutes les langues. Le SI comporte aujourd'hui sept unités de base : mètre, kilogramme, seconde, ampère, kelvin, candela et mole, à partir desquelles on forme les unités dérivées par des relations simples.  7, record 2, French, - Syst%C3%A8me%20international%20d%27unit%C3%A9s

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Système international d'unités; SI : terme et abréviation normalisés par l'AFNOR.  11, record 2, French, - Syst%C3%A8me%20international%20d%27unit%C3%A9s

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Système international d'unités, SI : terme et abréviation entérinés, entre autres, par l'ISO, le Bureau international des poids et mesures (BIPM), par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI) et par l'Organisation internationale de métrologie légale (OIML).  11, record 2, French, - Syst%C3%A8me%20international%20d%27unit%C3%A9s

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Reproduit de «Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of Unesco», avec l'autorisation de l'Unesco.  12, record 2, French, - Syst%C3%A8me%20international%20d%27unit%C3%A9s

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish

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Reproducido del "Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of Unesco", con la autorización de Unesco.  4, record 2, Spanish, - sistema%20internacional%20de%20unidades