"Local Volume" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: local + volume from being the volume of space in which we exist (that which is local to us) Etymology templates: {{compound|en|local|volume}} local + volume Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|head=Local Volume}} Local Volume
  1. (astronomy, cosmology) the volume of space around the Milky Way Galaxy out to a distance of approximately 10 megaparsecs or 35 million lightyears away or out to a cosmological redshift recessional radial velocity of 550km/s or z<0.002 Categories (topical): Astronomy, Cosmology Related terms: Local Fluff, Local Interstellar Cloud, Local Bubble, Local Arm, Local Group, Local Supercluster, Local Wall, Local Filament, Local Void
    Sense id: en-Local_Volume-en-name-piwGRR0Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: astronomy, cosmology, natural-sciences

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