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Lightyear

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lightningnounA flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth.
flashnounA sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
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 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.
megalightyearnounAlternative form of megalight-year. [(astronomy, physics) A unit of a million lightyears.]
light centurynoun(astronomy, physics) A unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one century.
light millenniumnoun(astronomy, physics) A unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one millennium.
kilolightyearnoun(astronomy, physics) A unit of a thousand light years.
gigalightyearnoun(astronomy) A unit of a billion light years.
light decadenoun(astronomy, physics) A unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one decade.
light secondnoun(astronomy, physics) A unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one second: about 300 megameters
light minutenoun(astronomy, physics) A unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one minute.
light daynoun(astronomy, physics) A unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one day; about 170 astronomical units
light weeknoun(astronomy, physics) A unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one week.
light hournoun(astronomy, physics) A unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one hour
light monthnoun(astronomy, physics) A unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one month.
light aeonnoun(Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of light eon. [(astronomy, physics) A unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one eon.]
megalight-yearnoun(astronomy, physics) A unit of a million lightyears.
light eonnoun(astronomy, physics) A unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one eon.
kilolightnoun(science fiction) a unit of distance equal to one thousand light-years; a kilolight-year

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