parsec

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US/ˈpɑɹ.sɛk/UK/ˈpɑː.sɛk/

noun

Syllabic abbreviation of parallax second.

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Meanings

nounparsec (plural parsecs)

plural parsecs

  1. astronomySyllabic abbreviation of parallax second.
    1 more example

    Han Solo: Fast ship? You've never heard of the Millennium Falcon? Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi: Should I have? Han Solo: It's the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs. I've outrun Imperial starships. Not the local bulk cruisers mind you, I'm talking about the big Corellian ships now. She's fast enough for you old man.

    1977, Star Wars, spoken by Han Solo and Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi (Harrison Ford and Alec Guinness), →OCLC

    Synonyms: pc, psc, second of parallax

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSyllabic abbreviation of parallax second.

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pcpscsecond of parallax

More synonyms by meaning

nouna unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years

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secpar
Broader
astronomy unit
Also see
parallax secondsecpar

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Contraction of parallax second.

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Translations

Arabic فرسخ, فرسخ فلكي
  • فرسخ (farsakh)parallax second
  • فرسخ فلكي (farsakh falakiyy)parallax second
Bulgarian парсе́к
  • парсе́к (parsék)parallax second
Chinese Mandarin 秒差距
  • 秒差距 (miǎochājù)parallax second
Czech parsek
  • parsekparallax second
Dutch parsec
  • parsecparallax second
Esperanto parseko
  • parsekoparallax second
Finnish parsek
  • parsekparallax second
French parsec
  • parsecparallax second
German Parsec
  • Parsecparallax second
Hungarian parszek
  • parszekparallax second
Italian parsec
  • parsecparallax second
Japanese パーセク
  • パーセク (pāseku)parallax second
Polish parsek
  • parsekparallax second
Portuguese parsec
  • parsecparallax second
Russian парсе́к
  • парсе́к (parsék)parallax second
Spanish parsec, pársec
  • parsecparallax second
  • pársecparallax second
Swedish parsek
  • parsekparallax second
Thai พาร์เซก
  • พาร์เซกparallax second
Ukrainian парсе́к
  • парсе́к (parsék)parallax second

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

CasperspacerscrapeCresapscapersecpar
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“parsec.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parsec. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parsec,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parsec.

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