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arcminute

(n): a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
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12 months ago seanahan said:

That's 360 degrees times 60 minutes per degree.

12 months ago reesetee said:

Also called the minute of arc. There are 21,600 arcminutes in a circle.

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