Parsec - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Parsec :  (noun)

1: a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years [syn: secpar]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Parsec : 

Extensible language with PL/I-like syntax, derived from PROTEUS. "PARSEC User's Manual", Bolt Beranek & Newman (Dec 1972).



Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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