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mph^¹

/ˌɛmpiˈeɪt͡ʃ/

Rhymes with -eɪtʃ

noun mph

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of mile(s) per hour Toyota spokesman Paul Hogard said the automaker wants speedometers to be easy to read, so there’s value in placing the typical operating speed of American cars, 45 mph to 70 mph, he said, at the top of the speedometer, which is the easiest place on the speedometer for the driver to read.
Similar: mi/h, mi/hr

MPH^²

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Alternative letter-case form of mph If a blue truck has a max speed of 60 MPH and a red truck has a max speed of 63 MPH, the red truck either needs to slow down or pass the slower truck.

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Closest in meaning: kph, mhp, msp, psm, rpm, sme, smes, speed, velocity, pace, rate, gust, speedometer, horsepower, beaufort scale, crosswind

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noun miles per hour

한국어	마일 매 시 mail mae si
日本語	マイル毎時 mairu maiji
中文	英里每小時 yīnglǐ měi xiǎoshí

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"mph." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mph. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{mph_2026,
  title = {mph},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mph},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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