Meanings
mph1
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism 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.
2022 September 10, Matt McFarland, “Why your car’s speedometer goes up to 160 mph (even when your car can’t)”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 29 Jan 2026
MPH2
- 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.
2020 November 12, “The Elephant Race Explained”, in Gulf South Law Firm, archived from the original on 29 Jan 2026
Synonyms & antonyms
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours)
nouna speedometer reading for the momentary rate of travel
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 英里每小時
- 英里每小時 (yīnglǐ měi xiǎoshí)miles per hour
Japanese マイル毎時
- マイル毎時 (mairu maiji)miles per hour
Korean 마일 매 시
- 마일 매 시 (mail mae si)miles per hour
Scottish Gaelic msu
- msumiles per hour
Welsh mya
- myamiles per hour
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with mph
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mph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mph
“mph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mph. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mph,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mph.
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