minute of angle

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minute of angle

noun 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.
Similar: arcmin, arcminute, minute, minute of arc, MOA

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noun one 60th of a degree

中文	角分 jiǎofēn
Français	minute d'arc
Deutsch	Bogenminute
Русский	углова́я мину́та uglovája minúta
עברית	דַּקַּת קֶשֶׁת dakát késhet

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@misc{minute_of_angle_2026,
  title = {minute of angle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/minute%20of%20angle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}