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How to pronounce arcminute in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms minute, minute of arc
Type of angular unit

Examples of arcminute

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In a telescope, Venus is a hairline crescent nearly an arcminute in diameter.
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Subsequent tables based on Newton's Theory could have approached arcminute accuracy.
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The arcminute and arcsecond are also used in astronomy.
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For that, the mission is creating a full-sky map of the CMB, with a 13 arcminute resolution via multi-frequency observation.
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The arcminute is commonly found in the firearms industry and literature, particularly concerning the accuracy of rifles, though the industry refers to it as minute of angle.
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The arcminute is commonly found in the firearms industry and literature, particularly concerning the accuracy of rifles, though the industry tends to refer to it as minute of angle.
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  • Minute: a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
  • A minute of arc, or arcminute or minute of angle (MOA), is a unit of angular measurement, equal to one sixtieth (1/60) of one degree. This conversion is recognised for calculations involving SI Units. ...
  • A measure for small angles. 1 arcminute = 1/60 degree.
  • An arcminute is an angular size or distance unit. There are 60 arcminutes to a degree.
  • One sixtieth of a degree.