Meanings
nounminute of angle (plural minutes of angle)
plural minutes of angle
- An angle, one sixtieth (1/60ᵗʰ) of a degree, used by gunners as a measurement of accuracy. One minute of angle is roughly equal to 1 inch at 100 yards distance.
Synonyms: arcmin, arcminute, minute, minute of arc, MOA
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn angle, one sixtieth (1/60ᵗʰ) of a degree, used by gunners as a measurement of accuracy. One minute of angle is roughly equal to 1 inch at 100 yards distance.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 角分
- 角分 (jiǎofēn)one 60th of a degree
Danish bueminut
- bueminutone 60th of a degree
Dutch boogminuut
- boogminuutone 60th of a degree
Finnish kulmaminuutti, kaariminuutti
- kulmaminuuttione 60th of a degree
- kaariminuuttione 60th of a degree
French minute d'arc
- minute d'arcone 60th of a degree
German Bogenminute
- Bogenminuteone 60th of a degree
Hebrew דַּקַּת קֶשֶׁת
- דַּקַּת קֶשֶׁת (dakát késhet)one 60th of a degree
Polish minuta
- minutaone 60th of a degree
Russian углова́я мину́та
- углова́я мину́та (uglovája minúta)one 60th of a degree
Swedish bågminut
- bågminutone 60th of a degree
Tagalog sandali ng siha, sandali ng bantok
- sandali ng sihaone 60th of a degree
- sandali ng bantokone 60th of a degree
Thai ลิปดา
- ลิปดา (líp-daa)one 60th of a degree
Cite this entry
APA
minute of angle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minute%20of%20angle
MLA
“minute of angle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minute%20of%20angle. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minute of angle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minute%20of%20angle.
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