Category:Definitions/Knot (Unit of Measurement)
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This category contains definitions related to Knot (Unit of Measurement).
The knot is a unit of velocity which is used for air and sea navigation.
It is defined as $1$ nautical mile per hour.
It is now defined as exactly $1 \, 852$ metres per hour.
| \(\ds \) | \(\) | \(\ds 1\) | knot | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 1 \, 852\) | metres per hour | \(\quad\) (exact) | ||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 1 \cdotp 852\) | kilometres per hour | \(\quad\) (exact) | ||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(\approx\) | \(\ds 1 \cdotp 68781 \, 0\) | feet per second | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(\approx\) | \(\ds 0 \cdotp 51444 \, 4\) | metres per second | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(\approx\) | \(\ds 1 \cdotp 15077 \, 9\) | (international) miles per hour |
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