1. Conversions

2. Uses

3. See also

4. References

The inch per second is a unit of speed or velocity. It expresses the distance in inches (in) traveled or displaced, divided by time in seconds (s, or sec). The equivalent SI unit is the metre per second.

Abbreviations include in/s,^[1] in/sec, ips,^[1] and less frequently in s⁻¹.

Conversions

1 inch per second is equivalent to:

= 0.0254 metres per second (exactly)

= {{fraction|1|12}} or 0.083 feet per second (exactly)

= {{fraction|5|88}} or 0.05681 miles per hour (exactly)

= 0.09144 km·h⁻¹ (exactly)

1 metre per second ≈ 39.370079 inches per second (approximately)

1 foot per second = 12 inches per second (exactly)

1 mile per hour = 17.6 inches per second (exactly)

1 kilometre per hour ≈ 10.936133 inches per second (approximately)

Uses

In magnetic tape sound recording, magnetic tape speed is often quoted in inches per second (abbreviated "ips").

Also computer mice sensitivity is also often referred to in inches per second (abbreviated as "ips") along with g force.

In rotorcraft health monitoring, rotor and shaft induced vibration levels are often quoted in inches per second.

See also

• Orders of magnitude (speed)

References

• Paris-Union School District 95
• Paris United
• Paris Universal Exposition of 1855
• Paris Universite Club (basketball)
• Paris Université Club (basketball)
• Paris uprising of 31 October 1871
• Paris-Versailles Race
• Paris VII University
• Paris, vu des hauteurs du Père Lachaise
• Paris West University Nanterre La Défense
• Paris, William
• Paris Willouby
• Paris-Willouby
• Paris World Exposition, 1867
• Paris World's Fair of 1889
• Paris XIII University
• Paris (Zaz album)
• Paris Île-de-France Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Paris–Arras Tour
• Paris–Chauny
• Paris–Mantes-en-Yvelines
• Paris–Mulhouse railway
• Paris–Saint-Lazare
• Paris–Strasbourg railway
• Paris’s Lycée Lakanal à Sceaux