noun🔗ShareLichtjahrA unit of length (abbreviation ly; equal to just under 10 trillion kilometres (1016 metres)) equal to the distance light travels in one Julian year; used to measure extremely large distances."Astronomers estimate that the galaxy is about 100,000 ly across. "Astronomen schätzen, dass die Galaxie etwa 100.000 Lichtjahre groß ist.astronomyphysicsspaceunitsciencemathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareWeiten, Strecken(only in plural) A very long way."The marathon runner in the lead is light years ahead of the one at the back."Der Marathonläufer in Führung liegt Lichtjahre vor dem am Ende.wayspaceplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEwigkeiten(only in plural) A very long time."Some of Leonardo da Vinci’s inventions were light years ahead of their time."Einige Erfindungen von Leonardo da Vinci waren ihren Zeiten um Ewigkeiten voraus.timepastChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading