Knot

Knot

A fastening made by tying together lengths of rope or webbing in a prescribed way.

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Weather; Meteorology

The unit of speed in the nautical system; one nautical mile per hour. It is equal to 1. 1508 statute miles (1. 852 km) per hour or 1. 687 ft (0. 5144 m) per second.

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Natural environment; Coral reefs

The unit of speed used in navigation that is equal to 1 nautical mile (6,076.115 ft or 1,852 m) per hour.

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Construction; Carpentry

A particular type of imperfection in a piece of wood; it will adversely affect the technical properties of the wood. A knot is an area that once formed either the base of a side ...

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Engineering; Electronic engineering

A unit of speed, corresponding to 1 nautical mile per hour. A speed of 1 knot is about 1.15 statute miles per hour; a speed of 1 statute mile per hour is about 0.868 knots. It is ...

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Earth science; Physical oceanography

A speed of 1 nautical mph. It is equal to 1.15 mph or 1.85 kph and used in navigation and meteorology.

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Transportation; Shipping

Unit of speed in navigation, which is the rate of nautical mile (1,852 metres or 6,080 feet) per hour. i.e. 1. 852 km/h.

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