The parsec is equal to about 3.3 light-years.
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Parsec
//ˈpɑɹ.sɛk//
Synonyms for "parsec" (12 found)
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Noun(4 words)
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23 translations across 21 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- فرسخ noun (parallax second)
- فرسخ فلكي noun (parallax second)
Bulgarian
1 entries- парсе́к noun (parallax second)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 秒差距 noun (parallax second)
Czech
1 entries- parsek noun (parallax second)
Dutch
1 entries- parsec noun (parallax second)
Esperanto
1 entries- parseko noun (parallax second)
French
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Georgian
1 entries- პარსეკი noun (parallax second)
German
1 entries- Parsec noun (parallax second)
Hungarian
1 entries- parszek noun (parallax second)
Italian
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Japanese
1 entries- パーセク noun (parallax second)
Kazakh
1 entries- парсек noun (parallax second)
Northwestern Ojibwa
1 entries- aazhawigwaashkwani-anang noun (parallax second)
Polish
1 entries- parsek noun (parallax second)
Portuguese
1 entries- parsec noun (parallax second)
Russian
1 entries- парсе́к noun (parallax second)
Spanish
2 entries- parsec noun (parallax second)
- pársec noun (parallax second)
Swedish
1 entries- parsek noun (parallax second)
Thai
1 entries- พาร์เซก noun (parallax second)
Ukrainian
1 entries- парсе́к noun (parallax second)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
One parsec is the distance at which one astronomical unit subtends an angle of one arcsecond.
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What's a parsec?
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How long is a parsec?
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