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subparsec

subparsec adjective: describing astronomical distances that are less than a parsec.

Adjective

subparsec (not comparable)

  1. Describing astronomical distances that are less than a parsec.

Forms of subparsec

alternative formsub-parsec

Origin of subparsec

From sub- + parsec.

Questions about subparsec

What does subparsec mean?
Subparsec means describing astronomical distances that are less than a parsec.
What part of speech is subparsec?
Subparsec is an adjective.

Words near subparsec in the dictionary

  1. subparcellated
  2. subparcellates
  3. subparietal
  4. subparotid
  5. subparse
  6. subparsec
  7. subparses
  8. subpart
  9. subpartial
  10. subparticle
  11. subparticles

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