light minute

noun

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

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Meanings

nounlight minute (plural light minutes)

plural light minutes

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

    Rick: We got some business to attend to a few light minutes south of here.

    2015, "Mortynight Run", season 2, episode 2 of Rick and Morty [Rick and Morty are travelling in a spaceship]
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APA

light minute. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light%20minute

MLA

“light minute.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light%20minute. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “light minute,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light%20minute.

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