kms

See also: KMS

Translingual

Etymology 1

From km (“kilometre”) +‎ s (“second”).

Symbol

kms

1. Symbol for kilometre-second (kilometer-second)

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of English Kamasau.

Symbol

kms

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Kamasau.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Kamasau terms

English

Etymology 1

Noun

kms

1. (nonstandard) Plural of km (“kilometre”)

   5 kms ― 5 kilometres

   • 2019 November 18, Jonathan Watts, “Amazon deforestation 'at highest level in a decade'”, in The Guardian‎:

     The new numbers, showing almost 10,000 sq kms were lost in the year to August, were released as emboldened farm owners scuffled with forest defenders in Altamira, the Amazonian city at the heart of the recent devastation.

Etymology 2

Interjection

kms

1. Alternative letter-case form of KMS (“[I want to / am going to] kill myself”).

Verb

kms

1. Alternative letter-case form of KMS (“kill myself”).

Anagrams

• MKS, MKs, SKM, MK's, mks, SMK