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( Kilometer)
The kilometre (American spelling kilometer), symbol km[1] is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one thousand metres. There are two different pronunciations for the word The former pronunciation follows the general pattern in English whereby metric units of measurement are pronounced with the stress on the first syllable, and preserves the correct pronunciation of metre. However, the latter pronunciation; which follows the stress pattern used for the names of measuring instruments (such as micrometer, barometer, thermometer, tachometer and speedometer); is in common usage. Kingsley Amis has suggested that this pronunciation (and the American spelling) be reserved for the thousand-measurer, the wall which Herodotus says Xerxes built around a thousand troops so he could count his army.[6] The United Kingdom and the United States are the only two developed countries which continue to use miles on road signs.[citation needed]
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