Dictionary

parsec en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɑː.sɛk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ˈpɑɹ.sɛk/ (General-American)

Etymology

Contraction of parallax second.

Meanings

1. Syllabic abbreviation of parallax second.
   • 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. 1977, Star Wars, spoken by Han Solo and Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi (Harrison Ford and Alec Guinness), →OCLC:

Forms

Deriveds

kiloparsec (Compound words) · yottaparsec (Compound words) · petaparsec (Compound words) · gigaparsec (Compound words) · quettaparsec (Compound words) · exaparsec (Compound words) · teraparsec (Compound words) · zettaparsec (Compound words) · subparsec (other terms) · microparsec (Compound words) · attoparsec (other terms) · decaparsec (other terms) · megaparsec (Compound words) · last parsec problem (other terms) · final parsec problem (other terms) · milliparsec (other terms) · ronnaparsec (Compound words)

Relateds

light year

Synonyms

pc · psc · second of parallax

Translations (24)

cmn 秒差距 (parallax second) · ka პარსეკი (parallax second) · fr parsec (parallax second) · th พาร์เซก (parallax second) · pt parsec (parallax second) · ru парсе́к (parallax second) · cs parsek (parallax second) · ar فرسخ (parallax second) · sv parsek (parallax second) · hu parszek (parallax second) · bg парсе́к (parallax second) · chr ᏆᏎᎦ (parallax second) · eo parseko (parallax second) · es pársec (parallax second) · uk парсе́к (parallax second) · it parsec (parallax second) · fi parsek (parallax second) · nl parsec (parallax second) · pl parsek (parallax second) · kk парсек (parallax second) · ar فرسخ فلكي (parallax second) · de Parsec (parallax second) · es parsec (parallax second) · ja パーセク (parallax second)