mym
9.9
A unit of length equal to ten kilometers
- noun
- Archaic
:
miriámetro
- One mym equals ten kilometers, making it a convenient unit for measuring large distances.
Examples
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A mym is equal to 10,000 meters.
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The surveyor reported the pipeline would stretch nearly two myms across the region.
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Although seldom used, a mym may appear in specialized scientific literature.
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The marathon is 4 myms long.
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The length of the bridge was measured to be 2 mym, which is equivalent to 20,000 meters.
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The marathon distance is approximately 4 mym, a standard length used in competitions.
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A mym is a metric unit often used in scientific studies to express large distances.
Synonyms
9.9
A unit of length equal to 10,000 meters, now rarely used
is the same unit but used in modern contexts rather than obsolete
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mym comes from the old Greek root myri- meaning 'ten thousand', the same root in the English word myriad. So a mym is a length of 10,000 meters, which is ten kilometres.
