second of arc

noun

An angle, one sixtieth (1/60th) of a minute of arc or one 3600th of a degree.

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Meanings

nounsecond of arc (plural seconds of arc)

plural seconds of arc

  1. An angle, one sixtieth (1/60th) of a minute of arc or one 3600th of a degree.

    Synonyms: arcsecond, arcsec, as

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn angle, one sixtieth (1/60th) of a minute of arc or one 3600th of a degree.

Similar
arcsecondarcsecas
Also see
arcsecondsecond

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 角秒
  • 角秒 (jiǎomiǎo)angle of an arc
Dutch boogseconde
  • boogsecondeangle of an arc
Finnish kaarisekunti, kulmasekunti
  • kaarisekuntiangle of an arc
  • kulmasekuntiangle of an arc
French seconde d’arc
  • seconde d’arcangle of an arc
German Bogensekunde
  • Bogensekundeangle of an arc
Polish sekunda kątowa, sekunda
  • sekunda kątowaangle of an arc
  • sekundaangle of an arc
Portuguese arcossegundo
  • arcossegundoangle of an arc
Russian углова́я секу́нда
  • углова́я секу́нда (uglovája sekúnda)angle of an arc
Spanish arcosegundo
  • arcosegundoangle of an arc
Swedish bågsekund
  • bågsekundangle of an arc
Tagalog saglit ng bantok
  • saglit ng bantokangle of an arc
Thai พิลิปดา
  • พิลิปดา (pí-líp-daa)angle of an arc
Cite this entry
APA

second of arc. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20of%20arc

MLA

“second of arc.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20of%20arc. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “second of arc,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20of%20arc.

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