kilometer, kilometre, km, klick
(noun) a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
kilometre (plural kilometres)
(official BIPM spelling, British spelling, Canadian spelling, Australian, New Zealand, Irish, Indian and South African spelling) An SI unit of length equal to 103 metres.
• klick (military slang, used when referring to distance)
• km (official SI symbol)
• kilometer
Source: Wiktionary
Kil"o*me`ter, Kil"o*me`tre, n. Etym: [F. kilometre. See Kilogram, and Meter.]
Definition: A measure of length, being a thousand meters. It is equal to 3,280.8 feet, or 62137 of a mile.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 June 2025
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
