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PARSEC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does parsec mean? 

PARSEC (noun)
  The noun PARSEC has 1 sense:

1. 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 yearsplay

  Familiarity information: PARSEC used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PARSEC (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

parsec; secpar

Hypernyms ("parsec" is a kind of...):

astronomy unit (a linear unit used for astronomical distances)


 Context examples 


This may be a solution to a theoretical conundrum called the final parsec problem, in which two supermassive black holes can approach to within a few light-years of each other but would need some extra pull inwards to merge because of the excess energy they carry in their orbits.

(Three Black Holes on Collision Course, NASA)



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