minim
the smallest unit of liquid measure, 1/60 (0.0167) of a fluid dram, roughly equivalent to one drop. Abbreviation: min, min.; Symbol: ♍, ♏
Music. a note, formerly the shortest in use, but now equivalent in time value to one half of a semibreve; half note.
the least quantity of anything.
something very small or insignificant.
(initial capital letter) a member of a mendicant religious order founded in the 15th century by St. Francis of Paola.
smallest.
very small.
Origin of minim
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How to use minim in a sentence
Give him five-and-twenty minims of laudanum to-night, without his knowing it; and then call to-morrow morning.
The Moonstone | Wilkie CollinsI measured out the forty minims from the bottle, and poured the laudanum into a medicine glass.
The Moonstone | Wilkie CollinsOne of these tablets is dissolved in 60 minims or more of water and boiled.
One of the minims had been struggling to detach a morsel of flesh from the leg-joint.
The Forgotten Planet | Murray LeinsterTwo of the other minims appeared, attracted by the noise the first had made.
The Forgotten Planet | Murray Leinster
British Dictionary definitions for minim
/ (ˈmɪnɪm) /
a unit of fluid measure equal to one sixtieth of a drachm. It is approximately equal to one drop: Symbol: M, ♏
music a note having the time value of half a semibreve: Usual US and Canadian name: half-note
a small or insignificant person or thing
a downward stroke in calligraphy
rare very small; tiny
Origin of minim
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