Arcminute
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noun.
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noun.
A
unit
of
angle
; 1/60th of a
degree
.
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noun.
a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
Word Usage
"The scale of the Hubble/VLA/Chandra image is probably on the scale of arcminutes (1 arcminute = 60,000 milliarcseconds)."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
angular unit
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
minute of angle