arcminute

Questions about arcminute

What does arcminute mean?

arcminute means "a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree".

How many syllables are in arcminute?

arcminute has 3 syllables and divides as arc-mi-nute under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for arcminute?

Close synonyms include minute, minute of arc. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is arcminute a common word?

arcminute is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.