Lexic.us

Definition of Minute

1. Noun. A unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour. "He ran a 4 minute mile"

2. Adjective. Infinitely or immeasurably small. "Reduced to a microscopic scale"

3. Noun. An indefinitely short time. "In just a bit"

4. Adjective. Characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination. "An exact and minute report"

5. Noun. A particular point in time. "The moment he arrived the party began"

6. Noun. A unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree.

7. Noun. A short note. "The secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting"

8. Noun. Distance measured by the time taken to cover it. "Its just 10 minutes away"

Definition of Minute

1. n. The sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds. (Abbrev. m.; as, 4 h. 30 m.)

2. a. Of or pertaining to a minute or minutes; occurring at or marking successive minutes.

3. v. t. To set down a short sketch or note of; to jot down; to make a minute or a brief summary of.

4. a. Very small; little; tiny; fine; slight; slender; inconsiderable.

Definition of Minute

1. very small [adj -NUTER, -NUTEST] : MINUTELY [adv] / to make a brief note of [v -UTED, -UTING, -UTES]

Medical Definition of Minute

1. 1. The sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds. (Abbrev. M.; as, 4 h. 30 m) "Four minutes, that is to say, minutes of an hour." (Chaucer) 2. The sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds (Marked thus ('); as, 10 deg 20') 3. A nautical or a geographic mile. 4. A coin; a half farthing. 5. A very small part of anything, or anything very small; a jot; a tittle. "Minutes and circumstances of his passion." (Jer. Taylor) 6. A point of time; a moment. "I go this minute to attend the king." (Dryden) 7. The memorandum; a record; a note to preserve the memory of anything; as, to take minutes of a contract; to take minutes of a conversation or debate. 8. A fixed part of a module. See Module. Different writers take as the minute one twelfth, one eighteenth, one thirtieth, or one sixtieth part of the module. Origin: LL. Minuta a small portion, small coin, fr. L. Minutus small: cf. F. Minute. See 4th Minute. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Minute

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minuses minus lens minus sign minus strand minute (current term) minute (current term) minuted minutely Minuteman minutemen

minuteness minutenesses minuter minutes minutest minute book minute gun minute hand minute mutant minute of arc

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