light hour

noun

A unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one hour

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Meanings

nounlight hour (plural light hours)

plural light hours · alternative light-hour

  1. astronomyA unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one hour

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 光時 /光时
  • 光時 /光时 (guāngshí)unit of distance
Czech světelná hodina
  • světelná hodinaunit of distance
French heure-lumière
  • heure-lumièreunit of distance
German Lichtstunde
  • Lichtstundeunit of distance
Hungarian fényóra
  • fényóraunit of distance
Italian ora luce
  • ora luceunit of distance
Korean 광시
  • 광시 (gwangsi)unit of distance
Malay jam cahaya
  • jam cahayaunit of distance
Polish godzina świetlna
  • godzina świetlnaunit of distance
Portuguese hora-luz
  • hora-luzunit of distance
Slovak svetelná hodina
  • svetelná hodinaunit of distance
Turkish ışık saati
  • ışık saatiunit of distance
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APA

light hour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light%20hour

MLA

“light hour.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light%20hour. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “light hour,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light%20hour.

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