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ARCDEGREE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does arcdegree mean? 

ARCDEGREE (noun)
  The noun ARCDEGREE has 1 sense:

1. a measure for arcs and anglesplay

  Familiarity information: ARCDEGREE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ARCDEGREE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A measure for arcs and angles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

arcdegree; degree

Context example:

there are 360 degrees in a circle

Hypernyms ("arcdegree" is a kind of...):

angular unit (a unit of measurement for angles)

Meronyms (parts of "arcdegree"):

arcminute; minute; minute of arc (a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree)

Holonyms ("arcdegree" is a part of...):

oxtant (a unit of angular distance equal to half a quadrant)

sextant (a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees)


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