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Definition of "arcminute" []

  • A unit of angle; 1/60th of a degree. (noun)

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Use "arcminute" in a sentence
  • "The scale of the Hubble/VLA/Chandra image is probably on the scale of arcminutes (1 arcminute = 60,000 milliarcseconds)."
  • "Groups and clusters of galaxies can be effectively found using their extended x-ray emission on sub-arcminute scales."
  • "However, this does not take into account the optics of the system which degrade image quality somewhat giving a commonly accepted resolution of 1 arcminute/cycle."
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