minute of angle
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minute of angle (plural minutes of angle)
- An angle, one sixtieth (1/60th) of a degree, used by gunners as a measurement of accuracy. One minute of angle is roughly equal to 1 inch at 100 yards distance.
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one 60th of a degree
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