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minute
1[ min-it ]
noun
- the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- an indefinitely short space of time:
Wait a minute!
Synonyms: ,
Come here this minute!
- minutes, the official record of the proceedings at a meeting of a society, committee, or other group.
- Chiefly British. a written summary, note, or memorandum.
- a rough draft, as of a document.
- Geometry. the sixtieth part of a degree of angular measure, often represented by the sign ′, as in 12° 10′, which is read as 12 degrees and 10 minutes. Compare angle 1( def 1c ).
verb (used with object)
- to time exactly, as movements or speed.
- to make a draft of (a document or the like).
- to record in a memorandum; note down.
- to enter in the minutes of a meeting.
adjective
- prepared in a very short time:
minute pudding.
minute
2[ mahy-noot, -nyoot, mi- ]
adjective
- extremely small, as in size, amount, extent, or degree:
minute differences.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms:
- of minor importance; insignificant; trifling.
- attentive to or concerned with even the smallest details:
a minute examination.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms: ,
minute
1/ ˈɪɪ /
noun
- a period of time equal to 60 seconds; one sixtieth of an hour
- Also calledminute of arc a unit of angular measure equal to one sixtieth of a degree ′
- any very short period of time; moment
- a short note or memorandum
- the distance that can be travelled in a minute
it's only two minutes away
- up to the minuteup-to-the-minute when prenominal very latest or newest
verb
- to record in minutes
to minute a meeting
- to time in terms of minutes
minute
2/ ɪˈː /
adjective
- very small; diminutive; tiny
- unimportant; petty
- precise or detailed
a minute examination
minute
/ ĭ′ĭ /
- A unit of time equal to 1 60 of an hour or 60 seconds.
- ◆ A sidereal minute is 1 60 of a sidereal hour, and a mean solar minute is 1 60 of a mean solar hour.
- See more at sidereal time
- A unit of angular measurement, such as longitude or right ascension, that is equal to 1 60 of a degree or 60 seconds.
Derived Forms
- ˈԳܳٱԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲ··ܳ· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of minute1
Origin of minute2
Idioms and Phrases
- up to the minute, modern; up-to-date:
The building design is up to the minute.
More idioms and phrases containing minute
see at the last minute ; every minute counts ; just a minute ; mile a minute ; wait a minute .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The footage continues for more than five minutes, with the paramedic, named as Refat Radwan, heard saying his last prayers before the voices of Israeli soldiers are heard approaching the vehicles.
There were over 20 minutes, plus stoppage time, to play after Martin Boyle sprinted through the wide open Ibrox spaces to put the visitors two goals up.
The start of the following race was delayed by about 15 minutes while the horses and jockey were attended to.
The windscreen of the vehicle being filmed from is cracked and shooting can then be heard lasting for several minutes as the person filming says prayers.
Friday they outscored New Orleans by two in their minutes together.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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