kph

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Kplang with h as a placeholder.

Symbol

kph

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Kplang.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Kplang terms

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkeɪpiˈeɪt͡ʃ/
• Rhymes: -eɪtʃ

Noun

kph (plural kph)

2. Initialism of kilometre(s) per hour.

   Alternative forms: KPH, km/h, km/hr, kmph, kmh

   Coordinate terms: mph, MPH, M.P.H., mi/h, mi/hr, mi./hr., mi./hr

   • 2007 December 5, Randeep Ramesh, “Speed limits rise as India falls in love with the car”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     The change, from a maximum top speed of 80 kph (48 mph) to 100 kph (60 mph), has been spurred on by a roads revolution in India, the centrepiece of which is the 3,650-mile Golden Quadrilateral highway, the largest infrastructure project undertaken since the country became independent in 1947.

3. Initialism of keystroke(s) per hour.

   Coordinate terms: wpm, cps

Translations

kilometres per hour — see km/h

See also

• speeding
• speed limit
• speedometer

Finnish

Noun

kph

1. (housing) abbreviation of kylpyhuone (“bathroom”)