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square kilometerA unit of area measurement equal to the area of a square with sides one kilometer long

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A unit of area measurement equal to the area of a square with sides one kilometer long

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈskwer kɪˈlɑmɪtər/

Example Sentences

  • My room feels like 0.00001 square kilometers when my mom starts cleaning.
  • The Amazon rainforest covers approximately 5.5 million square kilometers.
  • South Korea has an area of about 100,000 square kilometers.

square kilometer

NOUN

[/ˈskwer kɪˈlɑmɪtər/]

A unit of area measurement equal to the area of a square with sides one kilometer long

A unit of area measurement equal to the area of a square with sides one kilometer long
💡 Concept

A unit of area measurement equal to the area of a square with sides one kilometer long

Measuring each square kilometer's parameter, despite the freezing thermometer!
🎵 Rhyme

Measuring each square kilometer's parameter, despite the freezing thermometer!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈskwer kɪˈlɑmɪtər/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈskweə kɪˈlɒmɪtə/

🌳Etymology

Rootsquare

🎵Rhyme

parameterthermometerdiameter
parameter
thermometer
diameter

🔗Collocations

cover square kilometers
per square kilometer
total area in square kilometers
population density per square kilometer
measure in square kilometers

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My room feels like 0.00001 square kilometers when my mom starts cleaning.

The Amazon rainforest covers approximately 5.5 million square kilometers.

South Korea has an area of about 100,000 square kilometers.

😄 Fun example

The pizza was so big, I swear it was one square kilometer!

📚Related Words

Synonyms

square kmkm²sq km

Antonyms

square metersquare centimeter

Related

areahectareacremeasurementgeography

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