Conversion formula

The conversion factor from knots to meters per second is 0.514444444444, which means that 1 knot is equal to 0.514444444444 meters per second:

1 kt = 0.514444444444 m/s

To convert 2855 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 2855 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from knots to meters per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 kt → 0.514444444444 m/s

2855 kt → V_(m/s)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:

V_(m/s) = 2855 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 1468.7388888876 m/s

The final result is:

2855 kt → 1468.7388888876 m/s

We conclude that 2855 knots is equivalent to 1468.7388888876 meters per second:

2855 knots = 1468.7388888876 meters per second

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter per second is equal to 0.00068085621451569 × 2855 knots.

Another way is saying that 2855 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00068085621451569 meters per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two thousand eight hundred fifty-five knots is approximately one thousand four hundred sixty-eight point seven three nine meters per second:

2855 kt ≅ 1468.739 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times two thousand eight hundred fifty-five knots.

Conversion table

knots to meters per second chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from knots to meters per second