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DictionaryminuteAngular measure
noun

minute

A unit of angle equal to one sixtieth of a degree.

The instrument measures angles to the nearest minute.

Etymology
minuteLatinmade small

Minute belongs to the terminology of small subdivisions, originally the first diminished part. Dividing a degree into sixty such parts gives the angular minute.

More examples

  • Sixty minutes of arc make one degree.
  • The star lay two minutes of arc from the planet.
  • The survey listed the angle in degrees and minutes.

Forms

minute · minutes