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light daynoun(astronomy, physics) A unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one day; about 170 astronomical units
light monthnoun(astronomy, physics) A unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one month.
light hournoun(astronomy, physics) A unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one hour
light weeknoun(astronomy, physics) A unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one week.
light centurynoun(astronomy, physics) A unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one century.
megalight-yearnoun(astronomy, physics) A unit of a million lightyears.
light yearnoun(astronomy) A unit of length (abbreviation ly; equal to just under 10 trillion kilometres (10¹⁶ metres)) equal to the distance light travels in one Julian year; used to measure extremely large distances.
light-yearnounAlternative spelling of light year. [(astronomy) A unit of length (abbreviation ly; equal to just under 10 trillion kilometres (10¹⁶ metres)) equal to the distance light travels in one Julian year; used to measure extremely large distances.]
light eonnoun(astronomy, physics) A unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one eon.
light equationnoun(astronomy) The time which light takes to traverse the mean distance of the Earth from the Sun.
kilolightyearnoun(astronomy, physics) A unit of a thousand light years.
megalightyearnounAlternative form of megalight-year. [(astronomy, physics) A unit of a million lightyears.]
lumen secondnoun(physics) A derived SI unit of luminous energy.
lightyearnounAlternative spelling of light year. [(astronomy) A unit of length (abbreviation ly; equal to just under 10 trillion kilometres (10¹⁶ metres)) equal to the distance light travels in one Julian year; used to measure extremely large distances.]
lumen-secondnoun(physics) Alternative form of lumen second. [(physics) A derived SI unit of luminous energy.]
kilolightnoun(science fiction) a unit of distance equal to one thousand light-years; a kilolight-year
lumennoun(physics) In the International System of Units, the derived unit of luminous flux; the light that is emitted in a solid angle of one steradian from a source of one candela. Symbol: lm.
litenoun(architecture) A window pane
lightnoun(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
lambertnounA number of places in the United States:

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