light minute
light minute · light minutes
A unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one minuteA unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one minute.
» The sun’s light takes about 8 minutes to reach Earth.
Meaning
1 sensesA unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one minute.
the distance light travels in a vacuum in one minute; approximately 18 million kilometers
Examples
1 sentencesThe sun’s light takes about 8 minutes to reach Earth.
Forms
plural: light minutes| Singular | light minute |
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| Plural | light minutes |
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