Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In the metric system, a measure of length, equal to 10 kilometers, or 6.2137 English miles, or 6 miles 376 yards.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A metric measure of length, containing ten thousand meters. It is equal to 6.2137 miles.
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- noun Alternative form of
myriametre .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a metric unit of length equal to 10,000 meters
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Examples
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[2] The myriameter is equal to rather more than 10,936 cubic yards English.
Round the Moon 2003
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Ten meters make one decameter; ten decameters make one hectometer; ten hectometers make one kilometer, and ten kilometers make one myriameter.
The Metric System 1916
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