kilolight

kilolight

English

Etymology

kilo- +‎ light

Noun

kilolight (plural kilolights)

1. (science fiction) a unit of velocity equal to one thousand times the velocity of light
2. (science fiction) a unit of distance equal to one thousand light-years; a kilolight-year
   • 2016, Stephen Baxter, Xeelee Sequence, Hachette UK (→ISBN)

     I said slowly: “I must be making a megalight, or more, an hour. At this rate the journey will take about two weeks—” “Yes,” Lipsey said. “We think the Xeelee have a range of hyperdrive capabilities. The standard intragalactic version is limited to a kilolight an hour, ...