speed of sound (32 °F) | 1 s | 2 s | 3 s | 4 s | 5 s | 6 s | 7 s | 8 s | 9 s | 10 s | 11 s | 12 s | 13 s | 14 s | 15 s | 16 s | 17 s | 18 s | 19 s | 20 s | 21 s | 22 s | 23 s | 24 s | 25 s | 26 s | 27 s | 28 s | 29 s | 30 s | 31 s | 32 s | 33 s | 34 s | 35 s | 36 s | 37 s | 38 s | 39 s | 40 s | 41 s | 42 s | 43 s | 44 s | 45 s | 46 s | 47 s | 48 s | 49 s | 50 s | 51 s | 52 s | 53 s | 54 s | 55 s | 56 s | 57 s | 58 s | 59 s | 60 s | 61 s | 62 s | 63 s | 64 s | 65 s | 66 s | 67 s | 68 s | 69 s | 70 s | 71 s | 72 s | 73 s | 74 s | 75 s | 76 s | 77 s | 78 s | 79 s | 80 s | 81 s | 82 s | 83 s | 84 s | 85 s | 86 s | 87 s | 88 s | 89 s | 90 s | 91 s | 92 s | 93 s | 94 s | 95 s | 96 s | 97 s | 98 s | 99 s | 100 s |
meter per second | 331.2 m/s | 662.4 m/s | 993.6 m/s | 1,324.8 m/s | 1 656 m/s | 1,987.2 m/s | 2,318.4 m/s | 2,649.6 m/s | 2,980.8 m/s | 3 312 m/s | 3,643.2 m/s | 3,974.4 m/s | 4,305.6 m/s | 4,636.8 m/s | 4 968 m/s | 5,299.2 m/s | 5,630.4 m/s | 5,961.6 m/s | 6,292.8 m/s | 6 624 m/s | 6,955.2 m/s | 7,286.4 m/s | 7,617.6 m/s | 7,948.8 m/s | 8 280 m/s | 8,611.2 m/s | 8,942.4 m/s | 9,273.6 m/s | 9,604.8 m/s | 9 936 m/s | 10,267.2 m/s | 10,598.4 m/s | 10,929.6 m/s | 11,260.8 m/s | 11 592 m/s | 11,923.2 m/s | 12,254.4 m/s | 12,585.6 m/s | 12,916.8 m/s | 13 248 m/s | 13,579.2 m/s | 13,910.4 m/s | 14,241.6 m/s | 14,572.8 m/s | 14 904 m/s | 15,235.2 m/s | 15,566.4 m/s | 15,897.6 m/s | 16,228.8 m/s | 16 560 m/s | 16,891.2 m/s | 17,222.4 m/s | 17,553.6 m/s | 17,884.8 m/s | 18 216 m/s | 18,547.2 m/s | 18,878.4 m/s | 19,209.6 m/s | 19,540.8 m/s | 19 872 m/s | 20,203.2 m/s | 20,534.4 m/s | 20,865.6 m/s | 21,196.8 m/s | 21 528 m/s | 21,859.2 m/s | 22,190.4 m/s | 22,521.6 m/s | 22,852.8 m/s | 23 184 m/s | 23,515.2 m/s | 23,846.4 m/s | 24,177.6 m/s | 24,508.8 m/s | 24 840 m/s | 25,171.2 m/s | 25,502.4 m/s | 25,833.6 m/s | 26,164.8 m/s | 26 496 m/s | 26,827.2 m/s | 27,158.4 m/s | 27,489.6 m/s | 27,820.8 m/s | 28 152 m/s | 28,483.2 m/s | 28,814.4 m/s | 29,145.6 m/s | 29,476.8 m/s | 29 808 m/s | 30,139.2 m/s | 30,470.4 m/s | 30,801.6 m/s | 31,132.8 m/s | 31 464 m/s | 31,795.2 m/s | 32,126.4 m/s | 32,457.6 m/s | 32,788.8 m/s | 33 120 m/s |
The speed of sound is the distance travelled per unit time by a sound wave as it propagates through an elastic medium. In dry air at 0 °C (32 °F), the speed of sound is 331.2 metres per second (1,087 ft/s; 1,192 km/h; 741 mph; 644 kn). At 20 °C (68 °F), the speed of sound is 343 metres per second (1,125 ft/s; 1,235 km/h; 767 mph; 667 kn), or a kilometre in 2.91 s or a mile in 4.69 s.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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speed of sound (32 °F) | s | 225 to 1062 km/h (761–660 mph or 661–574 kn) | ≈ 340 to 295 m/s | Other Speed |
speed of sounds (32 °F) | meters per second | speed of sounds (32 °F) | meters per second |
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1 | ≈ 331.2 | 6 | ≈ 1987.2 |
2 | ≈ 662.4 | 7 | ≈ 2318.4 |
3 | ≈ 993.6 | 8 | ≈ 2649.6 |
4 | ≈ 1324.8 | 9 | ≈ 2980.8 |
5 | ≈ 1656 | 10 | ≈ 3312 |
Metre per second (American English: meter per second) is an SI derived unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector quantity which specifies both magnitude and a specific direction), defined by distance in metres divided by time in seconds.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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meter per second | m/s | ≡ 1 m/s | = 1 m/s | Metric system SI |
meters per second | speed of sounds (32 °F) | meters per second | speed of sounds (32 °F) |
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1 | ≈ 0.0030193236714976 | 6 | ≈ 0.018115942028986 |
2 | ≈ 0.0060386473429952 | 7 | ≈ 0.021135265700483 |
3 | ≈ 0.0090579710144928 | 8 | ≈ 0.024154589371981 |
4 | ≈ 0.01207729468599 | 9 | ≈ 0.027173913043478 |
5 | ≈ 0.015096618357488 | 10 | ≈ 0.030193236714976 |
speed of sounds (32 °F) | meters per second |
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1 | ≈ 331.2 |
0.0030193 | ≈ 1 |
You can find the conversion in other languages in the following:
Symbol | Definition |
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≡ | exactly equal |
≈ | approximately equal to |
= | equal to |
digits | indicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …) |