m/s

Meters per second

M/s is an abbreviation for meters per second, the standard unit of velocity in the International System of Units (SI).

It expresses how many meters an object travels in one second: The speed of sound in air is approximately 343 m/s.

In physics and engineering contexts, m/s is preferred over other velocity measurements like miles per hour or kilometers per hour because it integrates cleanly with other SI units in calculations.

velocity

speed

Rate of motion

feet per second · knots · acceleration · physics · motion · speedometer · wind speed · projectile · terminal velocity · muzzle velocity

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Original text before publication

abbreviation · draft · document · editing · publishing · academic · journal · peer review · author · revision

shipping

vessel

Receptacle for contents

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m/smph

Velocity unit abbreviation

miles per hour · ft/s · feet per second · knots · km/h

physical quantity measured

m/smeters

Measuring devices

stationary · at rest · Hz · hertz

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