| Metre per second | |
|---|---|
| Unit system | SI |
| Unit of | speed |
| Symbol | m/s |
| Conversions | |
| 1 m/s in ... | ... is equal to ... |
| km/h | 3.6 |
| mph | 2.2369 |
| kn | 1.9438 |
| ft/s | 3.2808 |
The metre per second is an SI derived unit of both speed (scalar quantity) and velocity (vector quantity (which have direction and magnitude)), equal to the speed of a body covering a distance of one metre in a time of one second.
The SI unit symbols are m/s, m·s−1, m s−1, or m/s,[1] sometimes (unofficially) abbreviated as mps.
Conversions
1 m/s is equivalent to:
- = 3.6 km/h (exactly)[2]
- ≈ 3.2808 feet per second (approximately)[3]
- ≈ 2.2369 miles per hour (approximately)[4]
- ≈ 1.9438 knots (approximately)[5]
1 foot per second = 0.3048 m/s (exactly)[6]
1 mile per hour = 0.44704 m/s (exactly)[7]
1 km/h = 0.27 m/s (exactly)[8]
Relation to other measures
The benz, named in honour of Karl Benz, has been proposed as a name for one metre per second.[9] Although it has seen some support as a practical unit,[10] primarily from German sources,[9] it was rejected as the SI unit of velocity[11] and has not seen widespread use or acceptance.[12]
Unicode character
The "metre per second" symbol is encoded by Unicode at code point U+33A7 ㎧ SQUARE M OVER S ❰ ㎧ ❱.[13]
See also
References
- ^ SI brochure, Section 5.1
- ^ CDX Automotive (2013). South African Automotive Light Vehicle Level 3. Jones & Bartlett Learning. p. 478. ISBN 978-1449697853.
- ^ Dinçer, İbrahim; Rosen, Marc A. (2007). EXERGY: Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development. Amsterdam: Elsevier. p. 444. ISBN 9780080531359. OCLC 228148217.
- ^ Jazar, Reza N. (2017). Vehicle Dynamics: Theory and Application (3. ed.). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. p. 957. ISBN 9783319534411. OCLC 988750637.
- ^ Collinson, R.P.G. (2013). Introduction to Avionics Systems (2. ed.). Boston: Springer Science & Business Media. p. 16. ISBN 9781441974662. OCLC 861706692.
- ^ Potter, Merle C; Wiggert, David C; Ramadan, Bassem H. (2016). Mechanics of Fluids, SI Edition (5. ed.). Cengage Learning. p. 722. ISBN 978-1305887701.
- ^ Das, Braja M.; Kassimali, Aslam; Sami, Sedat (2010). Mechanics for Engineers: Statics. Ft. Lauderdale, FL: J. Ross Publishing. p. 556. ISBN 9781604270297. OCLC 419827343.
- ^ Wright, Gus (2015). Fundamentals of medium/heavy duty diesel engines. Burlington, Massachusetts: Jones & Bartlett Publishers. p. 1349. ISBN 9781284067057. OCLC 927104266.
- ^ a b Klein HA. (2011). The Science of Measurement: A Historical Survey. Dover Publications. p. 695. ISBN 978-0486258393.
- ^ Heijungs R. (2005). "On the Use of Units in LCA". The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 10 (3): 174. doi:10.1065/lca2005.02.199.
- ^ Cardarelli F. (2004). Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures: Their SI Equivalences and Origins. Transl. by MJ Shields. (3rd revised ed.). Springer. p. 217. ISBN 978-1852336820.
- ^ Dresner S. (1974). Units of Measurement: An Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Units Both Scientific and Popular and the Quantities They Measure. Harvey Miller and Medcalf. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-85602-036-0.
- ^ Unicode Consortium (2019). "The Unicode Standard 12.0 – CJK Compatibility ❰ Range: 3300—33FF ❱" (PDF). Unicode.org. Retrieved May 24, 2019.