ATTOPARSEC


Meaning of ATTOPARSEC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ n. ]

About an inch. `atto-' is the standard SI prefix for multiplication by 10^(-18). A parsec (parallax-second) is 3.26 light-years; an attoparsec is thus 3.26 * 10^(-18) light years, or about 3.1 cm (thus, 1 attoparsec/ microfortnight equals about 1 inch/sec). This unit is reported to be in use (though probably not very seriously) among hackers in the U.K. See micro- .

Jargon File English vocabulary.      Английский словарь жаргона.