Synonyms and antonyms of Units for measuring speed of movement in British Thesaurus

acceleration (noun)

science the increase in speed of a moving object

knot (noun)

a unit for measuring the speed of ships, aircraft, and wind, equal to one nautical mile per hour

kph (abbreviation)

kilometres per hour

Mach (noun)

a unit for measuring the speed of an object such as an aircraft in comparison with the speed of sound. For example, Mach 5 is five times the speed of sound.

miles an/per hour ()

the number of miles that a vehicle travels in an hour

mph (abbreviation)

miles per hour: a unit for measuring the speed at which a vehicle is travelling

rev (noun)

informal revolution: a complete circular movement in an engine, used as a unit for measuring the speed of an engine

rpm (abbreviation)

revolutions per minute: a unit for measuring the speed at which something goes round in a circle