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• minute — Ⅰ. minute [1] ► NOUN 1) a period of time equal to sixty seconds or a sixtieth of an hour. 2) (a minute) informal a very short time. 3) (also arc minute or minute of arc) a sixtieth of a degree of angular measurement …   English terms dictionary

• Minute of arc — This article is about geometry. For firearms terminology, see Minute of Angle. A minute of arc, arcminute, or minute of angle (MOA), is a unit of angular measurement equal to one sixtieth (1⁄60) of one degree. In turn, a second of arc or… …   Wikipedia

• angular velocity — Physics. the time rate of change of angular position of a rotating body, usually expressed in radians per second or radians per minute. [1810 20] * * *  time rate at which an object rotates, or revolves, about an axis, or at which the angular… …   Universalium

• Angular mil — An angular mil, also mil, is a unit of angle. All versions of the angular mil are approximately the same size as a trigonometric milliradian. Contents 1 History 2 Mathematical principle 3 Use …   Wikipedia

• Angular velocity — Do not confuse with angular frequency The unit for angular velocity is rad/s.In physics, the angular velocity is a vector quantity (more precisely, a pseudovector) which specifies the angular speed, and axis about which an object is rotating. The …   Wikipedia

• Angular diameter — The angular diameter or apparent size of an object as seen from a given position is the “visual diameter” of the object measured as an angle. In the vision sciences it is called the visual angle. The visual diameter is the diameter of the… …   Wikipedia

• minute — (′)    a historic unit of proportion equal to 1/60. The Romans lacked our flexible terminology for fractions; they followed Babylonian and Greek practice in visualizing quantities as being divided into 60 parts, so they could express fractions… …   Dictionary of units of measurement

• minute of arc — noun a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑minute, ↑arcminute • Hypernyms: ↑angular unit • Part Holonyms: ↑degree, ↑arcdegree …   Useful english dictionary

• minute — minute1 /min it/, n., v., minuted, minuting, adj. n. 1. the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds. 2. an indefinitely short space of time: Wait a minute! 3. an exact point in time; instant; moment: Come here this minute! 4. minutes, the… …   Universalium

• minute — 1. n. & v. n. 1 the sixtieth part of an hour. 2 a distance covered in one minute (twenty minutes from the station). 3 a a moment; an instant; a point of time (expecting her any minute; the train leaves in a minute). b (prec. by the) colloq. the… …   Useful english dictionary

• minute — minute1 [ mɪnɪt] noun 1》 a period of time equal to sixty seconds or a sixtieth of an hour.     ↘informal a very short time. 2》 (also arc minute or minute of arc) a sixtieth of a degree of angular measurement. (Symbol: ʻ) Phrases up to the minute… …   English new terms dictionary