For units in astronomy, see astronomical system of units. The astronomical unit (symbol au, AU or ua) is a unit of length, roughly the distance from the Earth to the Sun. However, that distance varies as the Earth orbits the Sun, from a maximum (aphelion) to a minimum (perihelion) and back again once a year.
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Sensu is a Latin word meaning in the sense of. It is the ablative case of the noun sensus, here meaning sense. It is used in a number of fields including biology, geology, linguistics, semiotics, and law, often accompanied by an adjective (in the same case).mith, or  sensu Smith), indicating that the intended meaning is the one defined by that author. (Here  sec . is an abbreviation of  secundum , meaning following or in accordance with.) Such an author citation is different from the citation of the nomenclatural author citation or authority citation .