Definition:Mile per Hour
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Definition
The mile per hour is an imperial unit of speed or velocity.
$1$ mile per hour is the speed at which it takes $1$ hour to travel $1$ mile.
Conversion Factors
| \(\ds \) | \(\) | \(\ds 1\) | mile per hour | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 1 \cdotp 467\) | feet per second | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 0 \cdotp 44704\) | metres per second | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 1 \cdotp 609\) | kilometres per hour |
Symbol
- $\mathrm {mph}$
The usual symbol for the mile per hour is $\mathrm {mph}$.
Its $\LaTeX$ code is \mathrm {mph} .
Also known as
It is common and colloquial to refer to miles per hour as miles an hour.
Sources
- 1969: J.C. Anderson, D.M. Hum, B.G. Neal and J.H. Whitelaw: Data and Formulae for Engineering Students (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $2.$ Unit Conversion Factors