Usually means: Unit of distance in astronomy.
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General (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. kiloparsec: Merriam-Webster
  2. kiloparsec: Collins English Dictionary
  3. kiloparsec: Wiktionary
  4. kiloparsec: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  5. kiloparsec: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. kiloparsec: Dictionary.com
  7. Kiloparsec: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. kiloparsec: Encyclopedia

Science (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. kiloparsec: Extragalactic Astronomy
  2. How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement (No longer online)
  3. KILOPARSEC: Zoom Astronomy Glossary

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. JPL Terms (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (kiloparsec)

▸ noun:  (astronomy) A unit of distance equal to one thousand parsecs.

Similar:
gigaparsec, petaparsec, quettaparsec, zettaparsec, teraparsec, ronnaparsec, yottaparsec, decaparsec, light decade, petabyte, more...

Opposite:
milliparsec, microparsec, nanoparsec

Types:
000 parsecs., more...

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Similar:
gigaparsec, petaparsec, quettaparsec, zettaparsec, teraparsec, ronnaparsec, yottaparsec, decaparsec, light decade, petabyte, more...

Opposite:
milliparsec, microparsec, nanoparsec

Types:
000 parsecs., more...



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