Definition
Metre per second is an SI derived unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector quantity which specifies both magnitude and a specific direction), defined by distance in metres divided by time in seconds.
The official SI symbolic abbreviation is mu00b7s-1, or equivalently either m/s.
Concept Hierarchy
Broader Concepts 1
Current Concept
Narrower Concepts 35
Centimetre per Hour
cm.h-1
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Centimetre per Kiloyear
cm.ka-1
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Centimetre per Second
cm/s
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Centimetre per Year
cm.a-1
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Foot per Day
[ft_i].d-1
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Foot per Hour
K14
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Foot per Minute
[ft_i].min-1
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Foot per Second
ft/s
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Gigahertz Metre
GHz·m
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Inch per Minute
in/min
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Inch per Second
in/s
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Inch per Year
M61
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Knot
0112/2///62720#UAB110
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Kilometre per Day
km/d
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Kilometre per Hour
km.h-1
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Kilometre per Second
km/s
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Metre per Day
m.d-1
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Metre per Hour
M60
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Metre per Minute
m/min
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Metre per Year
m.a-1
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International Mile per Hour
0112/2///62720#UAB111
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International Mile per Minute
0112/2///62720#UAB229
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International Mile per Second
[mi_i].s-1
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Nautical Mile per Hour
nmi/h
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Nautical Mile per Minute
nmi/min
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Micrometre per Minute
um.min-1
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Micrometre per Second
um.s-1
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Millimetre per Day
mm.d-1
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Millimetre per Hour
mm/h
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Millimetre per Minute
H81
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Millimetre per Second
mm/s
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Millimetre per Year
0112/2///62720#UAA868
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Yard per Hour
0112/2///62720#UAB396
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Yard per Minute
0112/2///62720#UAB395
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Yard per Second
M64
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Concept Information
IRI
https://vocab.sentie...units/unit/M-PER-SEC
Notation
MTS
Status
Accepted