second of arc

English

Noun

second of arc (plural seconds of arc)

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

Synonyms

arcsecond
arcsec (abbreviation)
as (symbol)

Related terms

minute of arc

Translations

angle of an arc

Finnish: kaarisekunti (fi), kulmasekunti
French: seconde d’arc (fr) f
German: Bogensekunde f
Polish: sekunda kątowa f
Portuguese: arcossegundo m

Russian: углова́я секу́нда f (uglovája sekúnda)
Spanish: arcosegundo m
Swedish: bågsekund (sv) c
Tagalog: saglit ng bantok
Thai: พิลิปดา (th) (pí-líp-daa)

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