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SECPAR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years
Synonyms:
parsec; secpar
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("secpar" is a kind of...):
astronomy unit (a linear unit used for astronomical distances)