Phrase Hound found 2 phrases and 16 compound words that contain parsec. The most common are listed below. Open parsec in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 2
- final parsec problemThe question of whether two supermassive black holes in a merged galaxy will continue orbiting each other indefinitely or eventually combine into one, and if so, the process by which this occurs.
- last parsec problemSynonym of final parsec problem: The question of whether two supermassive black holes in a merged galaxy will continue orbiting each other indefinitely or eventually combine into one, and if so, the process by which this occurs.
Compound words 16
- gigaparsecAn astronomical unit of distance equal to 10⁹ parsecs.
- megaparsecAn astronomical unit of distance equal to 1 million parsecs.
- milliparsecA unit of distance equal to one thousandth of a parsec
- decaparsecA distance of ten parsecs
- attoparsecA unit of measure of 10⁻¹⁸ parsecs, or about 3.085 centimetres (1.215 inches).
- exaparsecAn astronomical unit of distance equal to 10¹⁸ parsecs.
- microparsecA unit of distance equal to one millionth of a parsec
- petaparsecAn astronomical unit of distance equal to 10¹⁵ parsecs.
- quettaparsecAn astronomical unit of distance equal to 10³⁰ parsecs.
- ronnaparsecAn astronomical unit of distance equal to 10²⁷ parsecs.