light year in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for light year in the French»English Dictionary

Translations for light year in the English»French Dictionary

I.year [Brit jɪə, jəː, Am jɪr] N

1. year (period of time):

an m
il y a deux ans
il y a deux ans

III.year [Brit jɪə, jəː, Am jɪr]

I.light [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt] N

1. light (brightness):

in the light of day lit, fig

3. light (electrical appliance):

feu m

III.light [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt] ADJ

IV.light <pret, pp lit [lɪt] or lighted> [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt] VB trans

V.light <pret, pp lit> [Brit lʌɪt, Am laɪt] VB intr

light year in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for light year in the English»French Dictionary

III.light2 <lit, lit [or a. Am lighted, lighted]> [laɪt] VB trans

IV.light2 <lit, lit [or a. Am lighted, lighted]> [laɪt] VB intr

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
In some cases, specialized units are used, such as the astronomer's parsec and light year or the particle physicist's barn.
en.wikipedia.org
When they come within one light year of one another, they will emit gravitational waves that will radiate further orbital energy until they merge completely.
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Along its longest visible dimension, it thus measures about 13 3 light year across.
en.wikipedia.org
The map spans nearly two billion light year from side to side.
astronomynow.com
The distance to this star has been measured directly using the parallax method, which places it away with a margin of error of about a light year.
en.wikipedia.org
You keep travelling past the light that you emitted until you are ahead of it by an entire light year.
techland.time.com
This is equivalent to moving a distance of one light year every 14,700 years.
en.wikipedia.org
However, if the player happened to find a system 655.36 to 670.36 light years away, it would be counted by the game as within the 15 light year range.
en.wikipedia.org
One light year is nearly 6 trillion miles.
www.cnn.com
Is this galaxy a 13.82 billion light year old anomaly that cuts against the dictates of galactic evolutionary theories?
www.dailygalaxy.com

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