milliarcsecond

Noun

Meaning

milliarcsecond (plural milliarcseconds)

(metrology) A unit of angle equal to one thousandth of an arcsecond (used especially in astronomy)

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Related terms

arcsecond milli-

Examples

A milliarcsecond is about the size of a dime atop the Eiffel Tower as seen from New York City. Source: Internet

In the 1980s, charge-coupled devices (CCDs) replaced photographic plates and reduced optical uncertainties to one milliarcsecond. Source: Internet

This is a CHARA interferometer image with 1 2 -milliarcsecond resolution in the near-infrared H-band. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

millian milliangstrom milliarcsec milliard milliard-fold milliardaire