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gigaparsec

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gi-ga-parsec
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An astronomical unit of distance equal to 10⁹ parsecs.

Etymology

From giga- + parsec.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

gigaparsecs (plural)

Synonyms

Gpc

Questions

What does gigaparsec mean?
An astronomical unit of distance equal to 10⁹ parsecs.
Where does gigaparsec come from?
From giga- + parsec.

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