Definition & Meaning | English word MILLIARCSECOND
MILLIARCSECOND
Definitions of MILLIARCSECOND
- (metrology) A unit of angle equal to one thousandth of an arcsecond (used especially in astronomy)
Number of letters
14
Is palindrome
No
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Examples of Using MILLIARCSECOND in a Sentence
- The hyperbolic secondary has an advanced, computer-controlled collimation (alignment) system in order to permit very precise positions of stars and satellites (milliarcsecond astrometry) across its wide field of view.
- The Zurich Imaging Polarimeter (ZIMPOL) provides diffraction limited classical imaging and differential polarimetric imaging (DPI) at 15 mas (milliarcsecond) resolution in the visible spectrum and is one of three scientific subsystem integrated into the VLT-SPHERE instrument used at VLT's Unit Telescope 3, Melipal.
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