parsec
UK/ˈpɑː.sɛk//ˈpɑɹ.sɛk/
parsec noun: syllabic abbreviation of parallax second.
Noun
parsec (plural parsecs)
- Syllabic abbreviation of parallax second.
- 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....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?
parsec meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Arabic and Thai
parsec in Hindi
- parsec
- पारसेक pārsek
parsec in Tamil
- புடைநொடி, பாசெக்கு, விண்ணியல் ஆரம்
parsec in Arabic
- parallax second
- فرسخ farsakh, فرسخ فلكي farsakh falakiyy
parsec in Thai
- parallax second
- พาร์เซก
Synonyms of parsec
Forms of parsec
| plural | parsecs |
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Origin of parsec
Contraction of parallax second.
Words formed from parsec
Questions about parsec
- What does parsec mean?
- Parsec means syllabic abbreviation of parallax second.
- What is parsec in Hindi?
- Parsec in Hindi is पारसेक (pārsek). See Parsec meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is parsec?
- Parsec is a noun.
- How do you pronounce parsec?
- Parsec is pronounced /ˈpɑɹ.sɛk/ (US).
- What is the plural of parsec?
- The plural of parsec is parsecs.
Words near parsec in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: parsec (page history and authors); पारसेक (Hindi) (page history and authors); parsec (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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