Canadian English Meaning of light year

light-year

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Definitions and Meaning of light year in English

Wordnet

light year (n)

the distance that light travels in a vacuum in 1 year; 5.88 trillion miles or 9.46 trillion kilometers

the distance that light travels in a vacuum in 1 year; 5.88 trillion miles or 9.46 trillion kilometers

Webster

light year ()

The distance over which light can travel in a year's time; -- used as a unit in expressing stellar distances. It is more than 63,000 times as great as the distance from the earth to the sun.

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light-year

the distance that light travels in a vacuum in 1 year; 5.88 trillion miles or 9.46 trillion kilometers, the distance that light travels in a vacuum in 1 year; 5

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