"microarcsecond" meaning in All languages combined

See microarcsecond on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: microarcseconds [plural]
Etymology: From micro- + arcsecond. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|micro-<id:very small>|arcsecond|text=+|tree=1}} From micro- + arcsecond., {{ety|en|:af|micro-<id:very small>|arcsecond|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. English micro- English arcsecond English microarcsecond From micro- + arcsecond. Head templates: {{en-noun}} microarcsecond (plural microarcseconds)
  1. A unit of angle; one millionth (10⁻⁶) of an arcsecond. Translations (a unit of angle; one millionth (10−6) of an arcsecond): mikrokaarisekunti (Finnish), microseconde d’arc [feminine] (French)

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