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light-mile

light-mile noun: the time taken for light to travel one mile: approximately five microseconds.

Noun

light-mile (plural light-miles)

  1. The time taken for light to travel one mile: approximately five microseconds.

Forms of light-mile

plurallight-miles

Questions about light-mile

What does light-mile mean?
Light-mile means the time taken for light to travel one mile: approximately five microseconds.
What part of speech is light-mile?
Light-mile is a noun.
What is the plural of light-mile?
The plural of light-mile is light-miles.

Words near light-mile in the dictionary

  1. light-heartednesses
  2. light-heeled
  3. light-horseman
  4. light-horsemen
  5. light-legged
  6. light-mile
  7. light-miles
  8. light-minded
  9. light-mindedly
  10. light-mindedness
  11. light-mouthed

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