Meaning

1 senses
  1. An angle, one sixtieth of a degree or 1/21,600 of a complete circle.

    A geographical mile is exactly equal to one minute of arc along the Earth's equator.

More definitions
  • a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree

Forms

plural: minutes of arc
Singularminute of arc
Pluralminutes of arc

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Synonyms

5 synonyms
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Word family

1 related words
DerivedminuteA1

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