单词 | parsec |
释义 | parsec/ˈpɑːsɛk /noun A unit of distance used in astronomy, equal to about 3.26 light years (3.086 × 1013 kilometres). One parsec corresponds to the distance at which the mean radius of the earth’s orbit subtends an angle of one second of arc.But cosmologists are so comfortable with millions and billions that none of them feel the urge to invent a unit much beyond the light-year or the parsec....
OriginEarly 20th century: blend of parallax and second2. |
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