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arcminute

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Noun1.arcminute - a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
minute of arc, minute
angular unit - a unit of measurement for angles
arcdegree, degree - a measure for arcs and angles; "there are 360 degrees in a circle"
arcsecond, second - a 60th part of a minute of arc; "the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here"


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The sample alignment thus requires only arcminute precision to locate the minimum in [[PHI].
High-precision determination of the neutron coherent scattering length by Abbas, Sohrab / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
The new evidence comes from the Arcminute Cosmology Bolometer Array Receiver (ACBAR), a South Pole network of 16 detectors that probes the temperature of the Big Bang's remnant radiation, known as the cosmic microwave background.
Findings from the cosmic microwave background. (News of the Early ... by Cowen, R. / Science News
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