parallax second

noun

A unit of length, used in astronomy, defined as the distance from the Earth of an object that exhibits a parallax of 1 arcsecond. It is approximately equal to 3.08568025 × 10¹³ kilometers or 3.2616 light years.

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Meanings

nounparallax second (plural parallax seconds)

plural parallax seconds

  1. A unit of length, used in astronomy, defined as the distance from the Earth of an object that exhibits a parallax of 1 arcsecond. It is approximately equal to 3.08568025 × 10¹³ kilometers or 3.2616 light years.

    Synonyms: parsec, psc, pc

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA unit of length, used in astronomy, defined as the distance from the Earth of an object that exhibits a parallax of 1 arcsecond. It is approximately equal to 3.08568025 × 10¹³ kilometers or 3.2616 light years.

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parsecpscpc

Translations

German Parallaxensekunde
  • Parallaxensekundeunit of length
Hungarian parallaxisszekundum
  • parallaxisszekundumunit of length
Polish parsek
  • parsekunit of length
Russian паралла́кс углово́й секу́нды
  • паралла́кс углово́й секу́нды (paralláks uglovój sekúndy)unit of length
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