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arcsecond

arcsecond

English

Noun

arcsecond ‎(plural arcseconds)

A unit of angle; 1/60th of an arcminute, or 1/3600th of a degree.

Translations

a unit of angle

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

Spanish: arcosegundo m
Swedish: bågsekund (sv) c
Tagalog: saglit ng bantok

Synonyms

second of arc
as (symbol)
arcsec (abbreviation)

Derived terms

milliarcsecond

Related terms

arcminute