arcsecond

noun

Etymology

From arc + second.

  1. derived from *sekʷ-
  2. derived from secundus
  3. derived from second
  4. inherited from secunde
  5. compounded as arcsecond — “arc + second

Definitions

  1. A unit of angle

    A unit of angle; 1/60th of an arcminute, or 1/3600th of a degree.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for arcsecond. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA