Associations to the word «Parsec»

Wiktionary

PARSEC, noun. (astronomy) (metrology) parallax second

Dictionary definition

PARSEC, noun. A 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.

Wise words

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