knot (noeud)
| Symbol: | kn, knot | ||||||
| Category: | Velocity | ||||||
| SI Equivalent: | 0.514444 m/s | ||||||
| Dimension: | LT-1 | ||||||
| System: | INT | ||||||
| Notes | |||||||
An international unit in navigation. The name knot came from the ships' log lines that are marked off by knots tied to the rope at intervals of roughly 47 feet apart. The speed of a ship, in nautical miles per hour, was then estimated by counting the number of knots that the ship has passed in 28 seconds after the rope has been tossed overboard.
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1 kn, knot =
| Velocity | ||
| Symbol | Unit Name | |
| 0.514444 | Bz | benz |
| 3086.67 | cm/min | centimeter per minute |
| 51.4444 | cm/s | centimeter per second |
| 6076.12 | ft/h, fph | foot per hour |
| 101.269 | ft/min, fpm | foot per minute |
| 1.68781 | ft/s, fps | foot per second |
| 3093.31 | furlong/fortnight | furlong per fortnight |
| 20.2537 | in/s, ips | inch per second |
| 1.852 | km/h | kilometer per hour |
| 51.4444 | cm/s | kyne |
| 30.8667 | m/min | meter per minute |
| 0.514444 | m/s | meter per second |
| 6.39596×1011 | mpy | mil per year |
| 1 | knot | mile (naut.) per hour (knot, noeud) |
| 1.15078 | mph, mi/h | mile (stat.) per hour |
| 1.91797×10-2 | mi/min | mile (stat.) per minute |
| 3.08667×104 | mm/min | millimeter per minute |
| 514.444 | mm/s | millimeter per second |
| 1.716×10-9 | speed of light | |
