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語源

Contraction of parallax second.

発音

• (General American) IPA: /ˈpɑɹ.sɛk/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈpɑː.sɛk/

名詞

parsec (plural parsecs)

1. (astronomy, metrology) Syllabic abbreviation of parallax second.

   Synonyms: pc, (obsolete) psc, second of parallax

   • 1977, Star Wars, spoken by Han Solo and Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi (Harrison Ford and Alec Guinness), →OCLC:

     Han Solo: Fast ship? You've never heard of the Millennium Falcon?
     Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi: Should I have?
     Han Solo: It's the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs. I've outrun Imperial starships. Not the local bulk cruisers mind you, I'm talking about the big Corellian ships now. She's fast enough for you old man.

派生語

参考

• light year

アナグラム

• crapes, Casper, pacers, secpar, Pacers, recaps, escarp, scarpe, e-scrap, Cresap, spacer, Scaper, CASREP, scaper, scrape, capers, sparce