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kilolight

kilolight noun: a unit of velocity equal to one thousand times the velocity of light.

Noun

kilolight (plural kilolights)

  1. a unit of velocity equal to one thousand times the velocity of light
  2. a unit of distance equal to one thousand light-years; a kilolight-year
    • I said slowly: “I must be making a megalight, or more, an hour. At this rate the journey will take about two weeks—” “Yes,” Lipsey said. “We think the Xeelee have a range of hyperdrive capabilities. The standard intragalactic version is limited to a kilolight an hour, ...2016, Stephen Baxter, Xeelee Sequence, Hachette UK, →ISBN

Forms of kilolight

pluralkilolights

Origin of kilolight

From kilo- + light.

Questions about kilolight

What does kilolight mean?
Kilolight means a unit of velocity equal to one thousand times the velocity of light.
What part of speech is kilolight?
Kilolight is a noun.
What is the plural of kilolight?
The plural of kilolight is kilolights.

Words near kilolight in the dictionary

  1. kilojoules
  2. kilokatal
  3. kilokatals
  4. kilokelvin
  5. kilolambda
  6. kilolight
  7. kilolights
  8. kilolightyear
  9. kilolightyears
  10. kiloliter
  11. kiloliters

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