different between parsec vs milliparsec

English

Etymology

Contraction of parallax second.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p??s?k/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p??s?k/

Noun

parsec (plural parsecs)

1. (astronomy, metrology) parallax second

Synonyms

• (symbol) pc, ?
• second of parallax
• parallax second

Derived terms

• kiloparsec
• megaparsec
• microparsec
• gigaparsec

Translations

See also

• light year

Anagrams

• CASREP, Casper, Pacers, Scaper, capers, crapes, e-scrap, escarp, pacers, recaps, scaper, scrape, secpar, spacer

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English parsec, contraction of parallax second.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?r.s?k/
• Hyphenation: par?sec

Noun

parsec m (plural parsecs)

1. parsec

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English parsec.

Noun

parsec m (invariable)

1. parsec

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English parsec.

Noun

parsec m (plural parsecs)

1. (astronomy) parsec (a unit of length, about 3.26 lightyears)

Romanian

Etymology

From French parsec.

Noun

parsec m (plural parseci)

1. parsec

Declension

Spanish

Alternative forms

• pársec

Etymology

Borrowed from English parsec.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pa?sek/, [?pa?.sek]

Noun

parsec m (plural parsecs)

1. parsec

English

Etymology

milli- +? parsec

Noun

milliparsec (plural milliparsecs)

1. (astronomy) A unit of distance equal to one thousandth of a parsec