Minute of arc

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

  2. 2
    a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree wordnet

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