lightyear
Meaning of lightyear
noun
- A unit of length (abbreviation ly; equal to just under 10 trillion kilometres (1016 metres)) equal to the distance light travels in one Julian year; used to measure extremely large distances.
- (only in plural) A very long way.
The marathon runner in the lead is light years ahead of the one at the back.
- (only in plural) A very long time.
Some of Leonardo da Vinci’s inventions were light years ahead of their time.
Information about lightyear
- It is a name.
- The plural form of lightyear is: lightyears.
- Languages in which lightyear is used:
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Hyphenation of lightyear
lightyear
- It consists of 1 syllables and 9 chars.
- lightyear is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
Translation of lightyear
- Portuguese: ano-luz
Words that rhyme with lightyear
year, Goodyear, goodyear, midyear, foreyear, multiyear, coilyear, fernyear, Puryear, overyear, wanderyear, yesteryear, outyear
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