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 |
yard per second | 362.2047244 ydps | 724.4094488 ydps | 1,086.6141732 ydps | 1,448.8188976 ydps | 1,811.0236220 ydps | 2,173.2283465 ydps | 2,535.4330709 ydps | 2,897.6377953 ydps | 3,259.8425197 ydps | 3,622.0472441 ydps | 3,984.2519685 ydps | 4,346.4566929 ydps | 4,708.6614173 ydps | 5,070.8661417 ydps | 5,433.0708661 ydps | 5,795.2755906 ydps | 6,157.4803150 ydps | 6,519.6850394 ydps | 6,881.8897638 ydps | 7,244.0944882 ydps | 7,606.2992126 ydps | 7,968.5039370 ydps | 8,330.7086614 ydps | 8,692.9133858 ydps | 9,055.1181102 ydps | 9,417.3228346 ydps | 9,779.5275591 ydps | 10,141.7322835 ydps | 10,503.9370079 ydps | 10,866.1417323 ydps | 11,228.3464567 ydps | 11,590.5511811 ydps | 11,952.7559055 ydps | 12,314.9606299 ydps | 12,677.1653543 ydps | 13,039.3700787 ydps | 13,401.5748032 ydps | 13,763.7795276 ydps | 14,125.9842520 ydps | 14,488.1889764 ydps | 14,850.3937008 ydps | 15,212.5984252 ydps | 15,574.8031496 ydps | 15,937.0078740 ydps | 16,299.2125984 ydps | 16,661.4173228 ydps | 17,023.6220472 ydps | 17,385.8267717 ydps | 17,748.0314961 ydps | 18,110.2362205 ydps | 18,472.4409449 ydps | 18,834.6456693 ydps | 19,196.8503937 ydps | 19,559.0551181 ydps | 19,921.2598425 ydps | 20,283.4645669 ydps | 20,645.6692913 ydps | 21,007.8740157 ydps | 21,370.0787402 ydps | 21,732.2834646 ydps | 22,094.4881890 ydps | 22,456.6929134 ydps | 22,818.8976378 ydps | 23,181.1023622 ydps | 23,543.3070866 ydps | 23,905.5118110 ydps | 24,267.7165354 ydps | 24,629.9212598 ydps | 24,992.1259843 ydps | 25,354.3307087 ydps | 25,716.5354331 ydps | 26,078.7401575 ydps | 26,440.9448819 ydps | 26,803.1496063 ydps | 27,165.3543307 ydps | 27,527.5590551 ydps | 27,889.7637795 ydps | 28,251.9685039 ydps | 28,614.1732283 ydps | 28,976.3779528 ydps | 29,338.5826772 ydps | 29,700.7874016 ydps | 30,062.9921260 ydps | 30,425.1968504 ydps | 30,787.4015748 ydps | 31,149.6062992 ydps | 31,511.8110236 ydps | 31,874.0157480 ydps | 32,236.2204724 ydps | 32,598.4251969 ydps | 32,960.6299213 ydps | 33,322.8346457 ydps | 33,685.0393701 ydps | 34,047.2440945 ydps | 34,409.4488189 ydps | 34,771.6535433 ydps | 35,133.8582677 ydps | 35,496.0629921 ydps | 35,858.2677165 ydps | 36,220.4724409 ydps |
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) | yards per second | speed of sounds (32 °F) | yards per second |
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1 | ≈ 362.20472440945 | 6 | ≈ 2173.2283464567 |
2 | ≈ 724.4094488189 | 7 | ≈ 2535.4330708661 |
3 | ≈ 1086.6141732283 | 8 | ≈ 2897.6377952756 |
4 | ≈ 1448.8188976378 | 9 | ≈ 3259.842519685 |
5 | ≈ 1811.0236220472 | 10 | ≈ 3622.0472440945 |
Yards per second (abbreviated mph, YDPS or yard/s) is an imperial and United States customary unit of speed expressing the number of statute yard covered in one second.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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yard per second | ydps | ≡ 1 yd/s | = 0.9144 m/s | Imperial/US |
yards per second | speed of sounds (32 °F) | yards per second | speed of sounds (32 °F) |
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1 | ≈ 0.0027608695652174 | 6 | ≈ 0.016565217391304 |
2 | ≈ 0.0055217391304348 | 7 | ≈ 0.019326086956522 |
3 | ≈ 0.0082826086956522 | 8 | ≈ 0.022086956521739 |
4 | ≈ 0.01104347826087 | 9 | ≈ 0.024847826086957 |
5 | ≈ 0.013804347826087 | 10 | ≈ 0.027608695652174 |
speed of sounds (32 °F) | yards per second |
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1 | ≈ 362.2047244 |
0.0027609 | ≈ 1 |
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 …) |