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minute of angle

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables
min-ute of an-gle
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Inflected Forms

minutes of angle (plural)

Derived Forms

minute MOA

Synonyms

arcmin arcminute minute minute of arc MOA

Questions

What does minute of angle mean?
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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