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LIGHT MINUTE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does light minute mean?
• LIGHT MINUTE (noun)
The noun LIGHT MINUTE has 1 sense:
1. the distance light travels in a vacuum in one minute; approximately 18 million kilometers
Familiarity information: LIGHT MINUTE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The distance light travels in a vacuum in one minute; approximately 18 million kilometers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("light minute" is a kind of...):
astronomy unit (a linear unit used for astronomical distances)
Holonyms ("light minute" is a part of...):
light-year; light year (the distance that light travels in a vacuum in 1 year; 5.88 trillion miles or 9.46 trillion kilometers)
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