angular unit

Noun
  1. A unit of measurement for angles (synset 113621340)
    is a type of: unit, unit of measurement - any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
    subtypes:
    • mil - an angular unit used in artillery; equal to 1/6400 of a complete revolution
    • arcdegree, degree - a measure for arcs and angles
    • arcsecond, second - a 60th part of a minute of arc
    • arcminute, minute, minute of arc - a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
    • microradian - a unit of angular distance equal to one thousandth of a milliradian
    • milliradian - a unit of angular distance equal to one thousandth of a radian
    • rad, radian - the unit of plane angle adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to the angle at the center of a circle subtended by an arc equal in length to the radius (approximately 57.295 degrees)
    • grad, grade - one-hundredth of a right angle
    • oxtant - a unit of angular distance equal to half a quadrant
    • sextant - a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees
    • straight angle - an angle of 180 degrees
    • sr, steradian - the unit of solid angle adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

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