| Standard | Imperial, United States customary units |
|---|---|
| Quantity | speed |
| Units 1 | m/s |
| Inunits 1 | 0.3048 |
| Units 2 | mph |
| Inunits 2 | 0.6818 |
| Units 3 | kn |
| Inunits 3 | 0.5925 |
| Units 4 | km/h |
| Inunits 4 | 1.0973 |
The foot per second (plural feet per second) is a unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector quantity, which includes direction).[1] It expresses the distance in feet (ft) traveled or displaced, divided by the time in seconds (s).[2]
The corresponding unit in the International System of Units (SI) is the meter per second.
Abbreviations include ft/s, fps, and the scientific notation ft s−1.[1]
See also
- Foot per second squared, a corresponding unit of acceleration.
- Feet per minute
References
- ^ "What is foot per second (ft/s or ft/sec)? - Definition from WhatIs.com". WhatIs.com
- ^ "What is a speed unit foot per second (ft/sec)?". Aqua-Calc. Retrieved 2018-06-02.