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单词 light-year
释义

light-year

[ lahyt-yeer, -yeer ]
/ ˈlaɪtˌyɪər, -ˈyɪər /

noun

Astronomy. the distance traversed by light in one mean solar year, about 5.88 trillion mi. (9.46 trillion km): used as a unit in measuring stellar distances. Abbreviation: lt-yr
light-years,
  1. a very great distance, especially in development or progress: The new computer is light-years ahead of the old one.
  2. a very long time: It's been light-years since I've seen my childhood friends.

Origin of light-year

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby light-year

light verse, light water, lightweight, light welterweight, lightwood, light-year, lign-, lignaloes, ligne, ligneous, ligni-
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British Dictionary definitions for light-year

light year

noun

a unit of distance used in astronomy, equal to the distance travelled by light in one year, i.e. 9.4607 × 10 12 kilometres or 0.3066 parsecs
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for light-year

light year

The distance traveled by light in a year (over five trillion miles); a unit for measuring distances outside the solar system. The star nearest to our sun, Alpha Centauri, is more than four light years away.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Scientific definitions for light-year

light-year

The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year, equal to about 9.46 trillion km (5.88 trillion mi). Light-years are used in measuring interstellar and intergalactic distances. Compare astronomical unit parsec.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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