Attoparsec

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000319",
  "term": "Attoparsec",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A unit of length equal to 10^-18 parsec, which is about 3.09 centimetres or 1.2 inches. It is mainly a humorous unit, as in the attoparsec per microfortnight, which is close to one inch per second. Astronomers measure interstellar distances in parsecs and larger multiples, not in attoparsecs.",
  "subject": "Metrology and inspection",
  "references": [
    "NIST Guide to the SI: SI units and prefixes (National Institute of Standards and Technology)"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Attoparsec",
    "es": "attoparsec",
    "fr": "attoparsec"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/attoparsec/"
}