milliarcsecond

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What does milliarcsecond mean?

A unit of angle equal to one thousandth of an arcsecond (used especially in astronomy)

Where does milliarcsecond come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-lom Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslom Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī Latin mīlleder. French milli- English milli- English arcsecond English milliarcsecond From milli- + arcsecond.

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