minute of arc

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minute of arcsearch for term: A unit of angular measurement used by astronomers to describe angles in the sky. One minute of arc is equal to 1/60 of a degree, or about the diameter of a quarter as seen from 75 yards away. Minutes of arc are also known as arc minutes.