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Definition of 'absolute magnitude'

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absolute magnitude in British

noun
the apparent magnitude a given star would have if it were situated at a distance of 10 parsecs (32.6 light years) from the earth
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absolute magnitude in American

the apparent magnitude a star would have at a distance of ten parsecs from the observer
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

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Used Rarely. absolute magnitude is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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Nearby words of 'absolute magnitude'

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