LIGHT-YEAR


Meaning of LIGHT-YEAR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlīt-ˌyir ]

noun

Date: 1888

1. : a unit of length in astronomy equal to the distance that light travels in one year in a vacuum or about 5.88 trillion miles (9.46 trillion kilometers)

2. : an extremely large measure of comparison (as of distance, time, or quality)

seems like light-year s ago

has light-year s more talent

two minutes and yet light-year s away from the crowded village — Suzanne Patterson

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.