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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PARSEC

From parallax + second².
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PRONUNCIATION OF PARSEC

parsec  [ˈpɑːˌsɛk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PARSEC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Parsec is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PARSEC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

parsec

Parsec

A parsec is an astronomical unit of length used to measure distances to objects outside the Solar System. About 3.26 light-years in length, the parsec is still less than the distance to the nearest star, Proxima Centauri, 1.3 parsecs from Earth. Nevertheless, most of the stars visible to the unaided eye in the nighttime sky lie within 500 parsecs of the Sun. The parsec unit was likely first suggested in 1913 by British astronomer Herbert Hall Turner. Named from an abbreviation of the parallax of one arcsecond, it was defined so as to make calculations of astronomical distances quick and easy for astronomers from only their raw observational data. Partly for this reason, it is still the unit preferred in astronomy and astrophysics, though the light year remains prominent in popular science texts and more everyday usage. While parsecs are used for the shorter distances within our galaxy, multiples of parsecs are required for the larger scales in the universe, including kiloparsecs for more distant galactic objects, megaparsecs for the nearer galaxies, and even gigaparsecs for many quasars and the most distant galaxies.

Definition of parsec in the English dictionary

The definition of parsec in the dictionary is a unit of astronomical distance equal to the distance from earth at which stellar parallax would be 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.0857 × 1016 m or 3.262 light years.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PARSEC


arcsec
ˈɑːksɛk
cosec
ˈkəʊsɛk
cusec
ˈkjuːsɛk
demi-sec
ˌdɛmɪˈsɛk
kiloparsec
ˈkɪləˌpɑːˌsɛk
megaparsec
ˈmɛɡəˌpɑːsɛk
sec
sɛk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PARSEC

parsable
parse
Parsee
Parseeism
parser
Parsha
Parsi
Parsifal
parsimonious
parsimoniously
parsimony
parsing
parsley
parsley fern
parsley piert
parsley sauce
parsnip
parson
parson bird
parson´s nose

WORDS THAT END LIKE PARSEC

alec
Aztec
codec
Dec
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elec
fennec
Lautrec
Liberec
Malbec
Mixtec
on spec
pec
Quebec
rebec
rec
Sosnowiec
spec
tec
Toulouse-Lautrec

Synonyms and antonyms of parsec in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «parsec» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PARSEC

Find out the translation of parsec to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of parsec from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «parsec» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

秒差距
1,325 millions of speakers

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parsec
570 millions of speakers

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parsec
510 millions of speakers

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PARSEC
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بارسيك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

парсек
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

parsec
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পারসেক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

parsec
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Parsec
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Parsec
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

パーセク
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

파섹
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Parsec
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Parsec
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Parsec
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Parsec
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

parsekten
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

parsec
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

parsec
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

парсек
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

parsec
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

parsec
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

parsek
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

parsek
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

parsec
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of parsec

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PARSEC»

The term «parsec» is regularly used and occupies the 93.952 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PARSEC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about parsec

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARSEC»

Discover the use of parsec in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to parsec and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Parsec-Scale Radio Jets
This volume presents the latest observations and theories of these remarkable objects. Topics discussed include superluminal motions, the physics of jets and shock fronts in jets, related optical observations, and cosmic evolution.
J. Anton Zensus, Timothy J. Pearson, 1990
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Multiwavelength Study of Parsec Scale Outflows Associated ...
A multi-wavelength, multi-telescope observational study of recently discovered parsec-scale Herbig-Haro flows associated with the earliest stages of low mass protostellar formation is presented.
Irena Stojimirovic, 2007
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Deka Parsec;
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Louis. [From Old Catalog] Molnar, 2011
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Exploring the Origins of the Young Stars in the Central ...
Jessica Ryan Lu. CHAPTER 2 IRS 16SW - A New Comoving Group of Young Stars in the Central Parsec of the Milky Way The central parsec of our Galaxy harbors not only a supermassive black hole (SBH) of mass -3.7 x 106 M0 (Ghez et al.
Jessica Ryan Lu, 2008
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Popular Mechanics
While a number of models are available, two of the newest FM indoor antennas are the LS-4 from Parsec ($60) and TT (that's the Greek letter "pi") by Terk ($85). Do these products improve FM reception? Most definitely. The LS-4 and TT are ...
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Deka Parsec - Or Shell-Shocked Views of Life
The writing of this book has afforded him pleasure in his leisure moments, and that pleasure would be much increased if he knew that the perusal of it would create any bond of sympathy between himself and the angling community in general.
Louis Molnar, 2007
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Real World Haskell: Code You Can Believe In
CHAPTER. 16. Using. Parsec. Parsing a file, or data of various types, is a common task for programmers. We already learned about Haskell's support for regular expressions back in “Regular Expressions in Haskell” on page 198. Regular ...
Bryan O'Sullivan, John Goerzen, Donald Bruce Stewart, 2008
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International Critical Tables of Numerical Data, Physics, ...
Table 2. — Approximate Luminosity Function «>(Af) = number of stars, absolute magnitude M, per cubic parsec in the neighborhood of the sun. Unit of distance for M is 10 parsecs. 1 parsec = 3.26 light years = 30.8 X 1012km. For the stare of  ...
Edward Wight Washburn, 1926
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Popular Mechanics
The Eclipse autosound system uses touch-sensitive controls. on AC power, and con- Parsec's ARC antenna boosts AM as well as FM. the product. ing capacity and com- ^he prototype flarecraft skims a German. I ECONOMICS is a big word ...
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Parsec
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The parsec (symbol: pc) is a unit of length used in astronomy. It is about 3.26 light-years, or just under 31 trillion (3.1 1013) kilometres (about 19 trillion miles).
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARSEC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term parsec is used in the context of the following news items.
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Boba Fett is The Man With No Name In This Star Wars Fan Film
The Twelve Parsec Stare, on the other hand, is a simple story of a bounty ... in mind when watching the card game in The Twelve Parsec Stare. «Overmental, Jul 15»
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Parsec Gives Advertising Metrics A Third Dimension: Time
Today, a company called Sled, the maker of a mobile advertising format, is announcing a new platform called “Parsec,” the first to charge for ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
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Announcing Parsec, the Time-Based Mobile Advertising Platform …
Parsec sells media per second that consumers choose to spend with an ad, a pricing metric that removes risk for brands and serves to align the ... «PR Web, Jul 15»
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Sci-fi, horror and fantasy literary returns this weekend
The conference is organized by Parsec, Pittsburgh's science-fiction and fantasy literary organization, and held this year at the Doubletree by ... «PGH City Paper, Jul 15»
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Five Star Wars Movies Disney Should Make (But Probably Won't)
... and tells the story a stormtrooper who goes undercover with the smugglers who will do anything to break the famous 12 parsec record for the ... «Flickering Myth, Jul 15»
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Olympia Viaggi deploys Triometric's Web Services Analyzer to …
Olympia Viaggi uses the Parsec/CRSys as its central reservation system to manage its dynamic inventory and bookings. It is a highly ... «Breaking Travel News, Jul 15»
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Mountain Dance and Folk Festival returns Aug. 6-8
... Mission Health; Mountain Jam Circle; Okie Dokies Smokehouse; Pack's Tavern; Parsec Financial; RomanticAsheville.com Vacation Guide; ... «Mountain Xpress, Jul 15»
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Parsec financial distributes $110000 in prizes to local non profits
ASHEVILLE, NC – Parsec Financial continues its dedication to giving back to local non-profit organizations in the communities they serve. «Mountain Xpress, Jul 15»
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The State of Horror Video Games in 2015
Games like Frictional Games' Amnesia: The Dark Descent (2010), Parsec Productions' Slender: The Eight Pages (2012) and Red Barrel's ... «IGN, Jul 15»
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Asheville's 88th Annual Mountain Dance & Folk Festival returns to …
... Mission Health; Mountain Jam Circle; Okie Dokies Smokehouse; Pack's Tavern; Parsec Financial; RomanticAsheville.com Vacation Guide; ... «Caldwell Journal, Jul 15»

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