Kilolight
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 a unit of velocity equal to one thousand times the velocity of light
- 2 a unit of distance equal to one thousand light-years; a kilolight-year
"I said slowly: “I must be making a megalight, or more, an hour. At this rate the journey will take about two weeks—” “Yes,” Lipsey said. “We think the Xeelee have a range of hyperdrive capabilities. The standard intragalactic version is limited to a kilolight an hour, ..."
Example
More examples"I said slowly: “I must be making a megalight, or more, an hour. At this rate the journey will take about two weeks—” “Yes,” Lipsey said. “We think the Xeelee have a range of hyperdrive capabilities. The standard intragalactic version is limited to a kilolight an hour, ..."
Etymology
From kilo- + light.
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