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minute of angle

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

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Across languages

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17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 角分 (jiǎofēn) — one 60th of a degree
  • Danish: bueminut — one 60th of a degree
  • Dutch: boogminuut — one 60th of a degree
  • Finnish: kulmaminuutti — one 60th of a degree
  • Finnish: kaariminuutti — one 60th of a degree
  • French: minute d'arc — one 60th of a degree
  • German: Bogenminute — one 60th of a degree
  • Hebrew: דַּקַּת קֶשֶׁת (dakát késhet) — one 60th of a degree
  • Macedonian: лачна минута (lačna minuta) — one 60th of a degree
  • Polish: minuta — one 60th of a degree
  • Russian: углова́я мину́та (uglovája minúta) — one 60th of a degree
  • Sanskrit: लिप्ता (liptā) — one 60th of a degree
  • Slovene: ločna minuta — one 60th of a degree
  • Swedish: bågminut — one 60th of a degree
  • Tagalog: sandali ng siha — one 60th of a degree
  • Tagalog: sandali ng bantok — one 60th of a degree
  • Thai: ลิปดา (líp-daa) — one 60th of a degree