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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley