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KILOMETER [17 records]

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Record 1 2025-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
CONT

A square kilometer ... is a unit of measurement of area. 1 square kilometer is equal to the area of a square with sides that measure 1 kilometer.

Key term(s)
  • square kilometer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
DEF

[...] unité de mesure de surface équivalente à un carré dont chaque côté mesure un kilomètre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2025-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
CONT

Along forest access and other roads, the sample density was one sample every 1 linear kilometre.

Key term(s)
  • linear kilometer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
OBS

1000 mètres linéaires.

Spanish

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Record 3 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Road Transport
DEF

A metric unit of measurement equal to 1 000 metres ...

OBS

kilometre; km: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Transport routier
DEF

Unité pratique de distance [...] valant 1 000 mètres.

OBS

kilomètre; km : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Metrología y unidades de medida
  • Transporte por carretera
DEF

Medida de longitud, que equivale a 1000 metros.

OBS

Un símbolo […] es una representación gráfica generalmente del ámbito científico con validez internacional: unidades básicas y derivadas del sistema internacional (kg, m, s), elementos químicos (S, de azufre; K, de potasio, o N, de nitrógeno), operaciones matemáticas (+, %), unidades monetarias ($, €), etcétera. Como se ve, a diferencia de las abreviaturas, que son siempre acortamientos gráficos de la palabra que desarrollan (tel., de teléfono), los símbolos son invariables en plural y no llevan punto abreviativo.

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Record 4 - external organization data 2018-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
OBS

km: kilometer.

Key term(s)
  • 17 kilometer meal issue
  • 17 kilometers meal issue
  • seventeen km meal issue
  • seventeen kilometer meal issue
  • seventeen kilometers meal issue

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)
OBS

km : kilomètre.

Key term(s)
  • question de repas à 17 kilomètres
  • question de repas à dix-sept km
  • question de repas à dix-sept kilomètres

Spanish

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Record 5 2013-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Games and Competitions (Sports)
  • Cycling
CONT

Men's 1000m Time Trial. Jonas Carney won his 10th elite national title with a victory in the men's kilometer time trial at the EDS Elite National Track Cycling Championships in Colorado Springs.

OBS

Track event (men).

Key term(s)
  • 1 kilometer time trial
  • km time trial
  • 1k time trial

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux et compétitions (Sports)
  • Cyclisme
OBS

Épreuve sur piste (hommes).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Juegos y competiciones (Deportes)
  • Ciclismo
DEF

Competencia [...] de 1000 metros [de distancia] en la cual los corredoredores tienen que arrancar desde cero o sin impulso previo a velocidades de más de 80 km/h rozando los límites de la inclinada pista, [...] con una explosión final de velocidad justo antes de la línea de meta, [...] su resultado es definitivo para la calificación final.

OBS

Contrarreloj, con el significado de carrera, generalmente ciclista, en la que los participantes toman la salida a intervalos de tiempo previamente establecidos y se clasifican según el tiempo que emplean en llegar a la meta, se escribe en una sola palabra, con dos erres delante de la e y su plural es contrarrelojes.

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Record 6 2013-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cycling
CONT

Men's 1000m time Trial. Jonas Carney won his 10th elite national title with a victory in the men's kilometer time trial at the EDS Elite National Track Cycling Championships in Colorado Springs.

Key term(s)
  • 1 kilometer time trial(m)
  • 1 km time trial (m)
  • men's 1 kilometer time trial
  • men’s kilometre time trial
  • men’s 1 kilometre time trial

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cyclisme
Key term(s)
  • 1 km contre la montre (h)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciclismo
OBS

Contrarreloj, con el significado de carrera, generalmente ciclista, en la que los participantes toman la salida a intervalos de tiempo previamente establecidos y se clasifican según el tiempo que emplean en llegar a la meta, se escribe en una sola palabra, con dos erres delante de la e y su plural es contrarrelojes.

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Record 7 2013-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pricing (Road Transport)
CONT

A new tax in Holland will charge drivers by the kilometer. Cutting congestion, accidents and carbon emissions are all considerations for the new tax. The Dutch government approved a bill ... that will implement a new per-kilometer-tax on drivers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tarification (Transport routier)
CONT

L’idée de la taxe au kilomètre repose sur le principe du «pollueur-payeur». L’automobiliste ne paie plus pour la possession d’une voiture, mais bien pour son utilisation.

Spanish

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Record 8 2012-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Road Networks
DEF

The number of lanes in one centreline kilometer of road.

CONT

For example, for a road four 4 lanes wide, there are 4 lane kilometers in one kilometer of road.

Key term(s)
  • lane kilometre

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Réseaux routiers

Spanish

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Record 9 2012-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Transport of Goods
DEF

The haulage unit corresponding to 1 tonne of goods being hauled a distance of 1 km.

CONT

The main indices of transport of general usage are the volume of the transported cargoes (in tons), cargo circulation (in tons-kilometers), volume of transportation of passengers (passenger) and passenger turnover (passengers-kilometers).

Key term(s)
  • ton kilometre
  • tonne kilometre
  • ton kilometer
  • tonne kilometer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Transport de marchandises
DEF

Unité de mesure qui correspond au déplacement d'une tonne (métrique) sur un kilomètre.

OBS

tonne-kilomètre : cette unité doit obligatoirement être accompagnée d'un qualificatif : brute complète, brute remorquée, nette, taxée, etc.

Spanish

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Record 10 2012-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Loads and Weights (Transport.)
  • Air Transport
Key term(s)
  • revenue tonne kilometer performed
  • revenue ton-kilometre performed
  • revenue ton kilometer performed

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poids et charges (Transports)
  • Transport aérien

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Peso y carga (Transporte)
  • Transporte aéreo
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Record 11 2011-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skiing and Snowboarding
  • Sports Facilities and Venues
CONT

The courses must be completely prepared before the official training, correctly marked and with the kilometer signs in place.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ski et surf des neiges
  • Installations et sites (Sports)
CONT

Le parcours ainsi que les pistes d'échauffement doivent être entièrement préparés avant l'entraînement officiel, correctement jalonnés et avec les repères kilométriques en place.

Spanish

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Record 12 2010-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Rail Transport
DEF

The unit of measure representing the movement of a train over one kilometre.

Key term(s)
  • train-kilometer
  • train kilometre
  • train kilometer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Transport par rail
DEF

Unité de mesure correspondant au mouvement d'un train sur un kilomètre.

Key term(s)
  • train kilomètre

Spanish

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Record 13 2009-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transportation
CONT

The second group, to which the Bureau for Transport Studies belongs, as well, utilizes the microcensus data as input for further calculating planning bases; information on the number of people traveling in the same car is used for modeling the transport volumes (persons-kilometers).

Key term(s)
  • persons-kilometers
  • person kilometer
  • persons kilometers
  • persons-kilometres
  • person kilometre
  • persons kilometres

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports
DEF

Nombre de kilomètres parcourus pendant un an par personne, multiplié par le nombre de personnes transportées.

Key term(s)
  • personne kilomètre
  • personnes-kilomètres
  • kilomètres-personnes

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte
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Record 14 1998-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
DEF

A kilometer as measured by the line of flight of an aircraft. Used to measure the distance covered by an aircraft when taking remote sensing images.

Key term(s)
  • line kilometre

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte aéreo
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Record 15 1997-01-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transportation
Key term(s)
  • revenue pasenger kilometre
  • revenue-passenger kilometer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports
OBS

Source(s) : C-83 - Transport des marchandises par eau, mai 1995.

Key term(s)
  • kilomètre passager payant

Spanish

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Record 16 1992-01-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transportation
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
Key term(s)
  • effective rate per kilometer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie

Spanish

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Record 17 1987-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skiing and Snowboarding
OBS

Term used in cross-country skiing.

Key term(s)
  • 4 by 5 kilometer relay
  • four by five kilometer relay

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ski et surf des neiges
OBS

Ce terme appartient au ski de fond.

Spanish

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