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English
Etymology
Contraction of parallax second.
Pronunciation
Noun
parsec (plural parsecs)
- (astronomy, metrology) Short for parallax second.
- Synonyms: pc, (obsolete) psc, second of parallax
1977, Star Wars, spoken by Han Solo and Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi (Harrison Ford and Alec Guinness), →OCLC:Han Solo: Fast ship? You've never heard of the Millennium Falcon?
Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi: Should I have?
Han Solo: It's the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs. I've outrun Imperial starships. Not the local bulk cruisers mind you, I'm talking about the big Corellian ships now. She's fast enough for you old man.
Derived terms
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See also
Anagrams
- crapes, Casper, pacers, secpar, Pacers, recaps, escarp, scarpe, e-scrap, Cresap, spacer, Scaper, CASREP, scaper, scrape, capers, sparce
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English parsec, contraction of parallax second.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɑr.sɛk/
- Hyphenation: par‧sec
Noun
parsec m (plural parsecs)
- parsec
French
Pronunciation
Noun
parsec m (plural parsecs)
- parsec
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English parsec.
Noun
parsec m (invariable)
- parsec
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English parsec.
Noun
parsec m (plural parsecs)
- (astronomy) parsec (a unit of length, about 3.26 lightyears)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French parsec.
Noun
parsec m (plural parseci)
- parsec
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English parsec.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paɾˈsek/
- Rhymes: -ek
- Syllabification: par‧sec
Noun
parsec m (plural parsecs)
- parsec
Further reading