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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 (68 °F) | s | 225 to 1062 km/h (761–660 mph or 661–574 kn) | ≈ 343 m/s | Other Speed |
speed of sounds (68 °F) | speed of sounds (68 °F) | speed of sounds (68 °F) | speed of sounds (68 °F) |
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1 | ≈ 1 | 6 | ≈ 6 |
2 | ≈ 2 | 7 | ≈ 7 |
3 | ≈ 3 | 8 | ≈ 8 |
4 | ≈ 4 | 9 | ≈ 9 |
5 | ≈ 5 | 10 | ≈ 10 |
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 (68 °F) | s | 225 to 1062 km/h (761–660 mph or 661–574 kn) | ≈ 343 m/s | Other Speed |
speed of sounds (68 °F) | speed of sounds (68 °F) | speed of sounds (68 °F) | speed of sounds (68 °F) |
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1 | ≈ 1 | 6 | ≈ 6 |
2 | ≈ 2 | 7 | ≈ 7 |
3 | ≈ 3 | 8 | ≈ 8 |
4 | ≈ 4 | 9 | ≈ 9 |
5 | ≈ 5 | 10 | ≈ 10 |
speed of sounds (68 °F) | speed of sounds (68 °F) |
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1 | ≈ 1 |
1 | ≈ 1 |
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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 …) |