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light yeara unit of astronomical distance equivalent to the distance that light travels in one year

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a unit of astronomical distance equivalent to the distance that light travels in one year

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈlaɪt ˌjɪr/

Korean meaning: 빛이 1년 동안 이동하는 거리를 나타내는 천문학적 거리 단위 (약 9조 4600억 킬로미터)

Korean pronunciation: **라이트** **이어**

Example Sentences

  • My ex lives so far away, she might as well be light years from here!
  • The Andromeda Galaxy is approximately 2.5 million light years from the Milky Way.
  • Scientists discovered a planet that is 500 light years away, which means we're seeing it as it was 500 years ago.

light year

NOUN

//ˈlaɪt ˌjɪr//

a unit of astronomical distance equivalent to the distance that light travels in one year

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💡 Concept

a unit of astronomical distance equivalent to the distance that light travels in one year

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light year rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

A bright year brings sight clear across every light year!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈlaɪt ˌjɪr/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈlaɪt ˌjɪə/

🌳Etymology

Rootlight
Suffix-year

Origin

20세기 초 천문학의 발달과 함께 만들어진 복합어로, 빛(light)과 년(year)을 결합하여 우주의 광대한 거리를 표현하기 위해 만들어졌습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

bright yearsight clearflight gear
bright year
sight clear
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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My ex lives so far away, she might as well be light years from here!

The Andromeda Galaxy is approximately 2.5 million light years from the Milky Way.

Scientists discovered a planet that is 500 light years away, which means we're seeing it as it was 500 years ago.

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I'm light years ahead of my classmates in understanding this physics concept!

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

astronomical unitparseccosmic distanceinterstellar distance

Antonyms

millimetercentimetershort distance

Related

galaxyastronomycosmosstellaruniversetelescopeNASA