Milliarcsecond

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-003666",
  "term": "Milliarcsecond",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A unit of angular measurement equal to one thousandth of an arcsecond. An arcsecond is one-sixtieth of an arcminute, which is one-sixtieth of a degree. Milliarcseconds are used in astronomy and geodesy for extremely precise measurements of angular positions and movements, such as stellar parallax or tectonic plate shifts.",
  "subject": "Metrology and inspection",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Millibogensekunde",
    "es": "miliarcosegundo",
    "fr": "milliarcseconde"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/milliarcsecond/"
}