单词 | minute of arc |
释义 | minute of arc (once / 268621 pages) n WORD FAMILY minute of arc: minutes of arc USAGE EXAMPLESNow, there are 60 minutes of arc in an angular degree, and 90 degrees, a right angle, from the horizon to the zenith. Carl Sagan, Cosmos(1980) Naval Observatory routinely uses 34 minutes of arc for the angle of refraction and 16 minutes of arc for the semidiameter of the sun's disc. Scientific American(Mar 19, 2012) A small star has, however, been observed at Greenwich within one minute of arc of the place assigned to the temporary star by Picard's observations. Various, Scientific American Supplement, No....(2011) n a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree Syn|Hyper arcminute, minute angular unit a unit of measurement for angles |
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