LookItUplight year
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈlaɪt ˌjɪr/ · UK /ˈlaɪt ˌjɪə/
light year means: The distance that light travels in one year, used to measure how far away stars and galaxies are.
noun
The distance that light travels in one year, used to measure how far away stars and galaxies are.
- That star is four light years away.
- Astronomers measure huge distances in light years.
- How many light years separate these two galaxies?
A very large distance or difference, especially between how good or advanced two things are.
- Their team is light years ahead of ours.
- The new camera is light years better than my old one.
- Her first draft was light years away from the finished book.
A very long period of time, used with deliberate exaggeration.
- That summer feels light years ago.
- A week in that job felt like a light year.
- By then, light years seemed to have passed since our last meeting.
Questions about light year
What does light year mean?
The distance that light travels in one year, used to measure how far away stars and galaxies are.
What is light year in other languages?
Türkçe: ışık yılı · Español: año luz · Français: année-lumière · Deutsch: Lichtjahr · Italiano: anno luce · 日本語: 光年
How do you pronounce light year?
In American English /ˈlaɪt ˌjɪr/; in British English /ˈlaɪt ˌjɪə/.
How do you use light year in a sentence?
That star is four light years away. Astronomers measure huge distances in light years.
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