ARCMINUTE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does arcminute mean? 

• ARCMINUTE (noun)
  The noun ARCMINUTE has 1 sense:

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARCMINUTE (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 ("arcminute" is a kind of...):

angular unit (a unit of measurement for angles)

Meronyms (parts of "arcminute"):

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

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

arcdegree; degree (a measure for arcs and angles)

 Context examples 

This unit is often called the arcminute to distinguish it from the minute of time.

(Minute Unit of Plane Angle, NCI Thesaurus)