Velocity is the rate of change of the position of an object, equivalent to a specification of its speed and direction of motion.
Characteristic |
Description |
Dimension (SI) |
L * T-1 |
Common symbol(s) |
v |
Table 1: Quantity brief
Unit name |
Symbol |
Conversion to base unit |
Relation to SI units |
|
SI |
kilometers per hour |
km/h |
* 3.6-1 |
|
SI |
meter per second |
m/s |
* 1 |
|
SI |
mm per second |
mm/s |
* 10-3 |
|
Imp |
mm per hour |
mm/h |
* 10-3 * 3600-1 |
|
Imp |
foot per second |
ft/s |
1 |
|
Imp |
mile per hour |
mi/s |
* 5280 * 3600-1 |
Table 2: Supported units Basis units for a unit system are printed in boldface.
