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noun
A unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one hour
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
the distance light travels in a vacuum in one hour; approximately one billion kilometers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: astronomy unit
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