parsec
English edit
Etymology edit
Contraction of parallax second.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɑɹ.sɛk/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɑː.sɛk/
Noun edit
parsec (plural parsecs)
- (astronomy, metrology) Short for parallax second.
- Synonyms: pc, (obsolete) psc, second of parallax
- 1977, Star Wars, spoken by Han Solo and Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi (Harrison Ford and Alec Guinness), →OCLC:
- 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.
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parallax second
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Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English parsec, contraction of parallax second.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
parsec m (plural parsecs)
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Audio (file)
Noun edit
parsec m (plural parsecs)
Further reading edit
- “parsec”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
parsec m (invariable)
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Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English parsec.
Noun edit
parsec m (plural parsecs)
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
parsec m (plural parseci)
Declension edit
Declension of parsec
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) parsec | parsecul | (niște) parseci | parsecii |
genitive/dative | (unui) parsec | parsecului | (unor) parseci | parsecilor |
vocative | parsecule | parsecilor |
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Noun edit
parsec m (plural parsecs)
Further reading edit
- “parsec”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014