KPH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does kph mean? 

• KPH (noun)
  The noun KPH has 1 sense:

1. the ratio of the distance traveled (in kilometers) to the time spent traveling (in hours)

  Familiarity information: KPH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KPH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The ratio of the distance traveled (in kilometers) to the time spent traveling (in hours)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Synonyms:

kilometers per hour; kilometres per hour; km/h; kph

Hypernyms ("kph" is a kind of...):

rate (a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit)

 Context examples 

The comet's current velocity is high, about 93,000 mph (150,000 kph), which is well above the typical velocities of objects orbiting the Sun at that distance.

(Newly Discovered Comet Is Likely Interstellar Visitor, NASA)

Its data indicate wind speeds of the new cyclone average 225 mph (362 kph) - comparable to the velocity found in its six more established polar colleagues.

(NASA's Juno Navigators Enable Jupiter Cyclone Discovery, NASA)

The spacecraft zipped through this region at speeds of about 77,000 mph (124,000 kph) relative to the planet, so small particles hitting a sensitive area could potentially have disabled the spacecraft.

(Cassini Spacecraft Dives Between Saturn and Its Rings, NASA)