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LIGHT-YEAR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-02-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Astronomy
- Astrophysics and Cosmography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- light-year
1, record 1, English, light%2Dyear
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- light year 2, record 1, English, light%20year
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A unit of length in interstellar astronomy equal to the distance that light travels in one year in a vacuum or 5,878,000,000,000 miles. 3, record 1, English, - light%2Dyear
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Another unit of measurement employed in stellar distances is the "light year", or the distance light travels in one year. Light travels 186,000 miles every second ... 2, record 1, English, - light%2Dyear
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Estimated to be between 6,000 and 10,000 light-years away from the earth, the star [Eta Carinae] is one of the largest known, 150 times more massive than the sun. 4, record 1, English, - light%2Dyear
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Astronomie
- Astrophysique et cosmographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- année-lumière
1, record 1, French, ann%C3%A9e%2Dlumi%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- année de lumière 2, record 1, French, ann%C3%A9e%20de%20lumi%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
- al 2, record 1, French, al
correct, feminine noun
- al 2, record 1, French, al
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unité de longueur équivalant à la distance parcourue en un an par la lumière dans le vide. Elle vaut environ 9,461 X 10¹² km [symbole : al].) 2, record 1, French, - ann%C3%A9e%2Dlumi%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le diamètre [de notre galaxie] est de l'ordre de 70 000 années-lumière. 3, record 1, French, - ann%C3%A9e%2Dlumi%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
année-lumière : Forme courante de année de lumière. 2, record 1, French, - ann%C3%A9e%2Dlumi%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Astronomía
- Astrofísica y cosmografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- año luz
1, record 1, Spanish, a%C3%B1o%20luz
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unidad de distancia definida por el camino recorrido por la luz, en el vacío, durante un año. 1, record 1, Spanish, - a%C3%B1o%20luz
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