What is Metre per second?
{{no sources|date=September 2019}} '''Metre per second''' is an [[SI]] [[unit of measurement]] of both [[speed]] and [[velocity]]. It is defined by the [[distance]] in [[metre]]s [[Division (mathematics)|divided]] by the [[time]] in [[second]]s. Its abbreviation is '''m/s''' or '''m·s<sup>-1</sup>'''. In [[astronomy]], the unit is sometimes used in ''kilometres per second'' (equivalent to 1000 metres per second). == Conversions == 1 metre per second is equivalent to: : ≈ 3.2808 [[feet per second|feet&nbsp;per&nbsp;second]] (approximately) : ≈ 2.2369 [[miles per hour|miles&nbsp;per&nbsp;hour]] (approximately) : = 3.6 [[kilometre per hour|km·h<sup>−1</sup>]] (exactly) 1 [[feet per second|foot&nbsp;per&nbsp;second]] = 0.3048 m·s<sup>−1</sup> (exactly) 1 [[mile per hour|mile&nbsp;per&nbsp;hour]] ≈ 0.4470 m·s<sup>−1</sup> (approximately) 1 [[kilometre per hour|km·h<sup>-1</sup>]] ≈ 0.2778 m·s<sup>−1</sup> (approximately) 1 kilometre per second is equivalent to: : ≈ 0.6213 miles&nbsp;per&nbsp;second (approximately) : ≈ 2,237 [[miles per hour|miles&nbsp;per&nbsp;hour]] (approximately) [[Category:Units of velocity]] [[Category:SI derived units]]