MINUTE OF ARC

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does minute of arc mean? 

• MINUTE OF ARC (noun)
  The noun MINUTE OF ARC has 1 sense:

1. a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree

  Familiarity information: MINUTE OF ARC used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MINUTE OF ARC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

arcminute; minute; minute of arc

Hypernyms ("minute of arc" is a kind of...):

angular unit (a unit of measurement for angles)

Meronyms (parts of "minute of arc"):

arcsecond; second (a 60th part of a minute of arc)

Holonyms ("minute of arc" is a part of...):

arcdegree; degree (a measure for arcs and angles)