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second of arc

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 minute of arc or one 3600th of a degree.

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15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 角秒 (jiǎomiǎo) — angle of an arc
  • Dutch: boogseconde — angle of an arc
  • Finnish: kaarisekunti — angle of an arc
  • Finnish: kulmasekunti — angle of an arc
  • French: seconde d’arc — angle of an arc
  • German: Bogensekunde — angle of an arc
  • Polish: sekunda kątowa — angle of an arc
  • Polish: sekunda — angle of an arc
  • Portuguese: arcossegundo — angle of an arc
  • Russian: углова́я секу́нда (uglovája sekúnda) — angle of an arc
  • Sanskrit: विलिप्ता (viliptā) — angle of an arc
  • Spanish: arcosegundo — angle of an arc
  • Swedish: bågsekund — angle of an arc
  • Tagalog: saglit ng bantok — angle of an arc
  • Thai: พิลิปดา (pí-líp-daa) — angle of an arc