Parsec Moderate

Parsec has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

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

parsec secpar

parallax second

See Also

kiloparsec attoparsec microparsec megaparsec parsecs gigaparsec parallax second decaparsec

Related Terms

kiloparsec attoparsec microparsec megaparsec parsecs gigaparsec parallax second decaparsec absolute magnitude teraparsec light year milliparsec subparsec secpar stellar parallax

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

astronomy unit

Rhyming Words

sec csec exsec cusec arcsec witsec infosec montsec demi sec forinsec subparsec gigaparsec attoparsec kiloparsec teraparsec megaparsec decaparsec triple sec milliparsec microparsec

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