"siriometer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: siriometers [plural]
Etymology: From Sirius and meter. It is roughly twice the distance from Earth to the star Sirius. Head templates: {{en-noun}} siriometer (plural siriometers)
  1. A unit of distance equal to one million astronomical units or 15.813 light-years. Wikipedia link: siriometer Categories (topical): Units of measure Translations (Translations): siriómetro (Spanish)

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