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Parsec vs Subparsec - What's the difference?

parsec | subparsec |

As a noun parsec

is parallax second.

As an adjective subparsec is

describing astronomical distances that are less than a parsec.

parsec

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (astronomy, metrology) parallax second

    • Synonyms

    * second of parallax * parallax second

    Derived terms

    * pc (symbol) * kiloparsec * megaparsec * microparsec * gigaparsec

    See also

    * light year

    Anagrams

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    subparsec

    English

    Alternative forms

    *sub-parsec

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Describing astronomical distances that are less than a parsec