"parallax second" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. A unit of length, used in astronomy, defined as the distance from the Earth of an object that exhibits a parallax of 1 arcsecond. It is approximately equal to 3.08568025 × 10¹³ kilometers or 3.2616 light years. Wikipedia link: parsec Categories (topical): Astronomy Synonyms: parsec, psc [abbreviation], pc [symbol] Translations (unit of length): Parallaxensekunde [feminine] (German), parallaxisszekundum (Hungarian), паралла́кс углово́й секу́нды (paralláks uglovój sekúndy) [masculine] (Russian)

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