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kilolight en · NOUN

Etymology

From kilo- + light.

Meanings

1. a unit of velocity equal to one thousand times the velocity of light
2. a unit of distance equal to one thousand light-years; a kilolight-year
   • I said slowly: “I must be making a megalight, or more, an hour. At this rate the journey will take about two weeks—” “Yes,” Lipsey said. “We think the Xeelee have a range of hyperdrive capabilities. The standard intragalactic version is limited to a kilolight an hour, ... 2016, Stephen Baxter, Xeelee Sequence, Hachette UK, →ISBN:

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