minute
1the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
an indefinitely short space of time: Wait a 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 angle1 (def. 1c).
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.
prepared in a very short time: minute pudding.
Idioms about minute
up to the minute, modern; up-to-date: The building design is up to the minute.
Origin of minute
1synonym study For minute
Other words for minute
Other words from minute
- un·min·ut·ed, adjective
Words Nearby minute
Other definitions for minute (2 of 2)
extremely small, as in size, amount, extent, or degree: minute differences.
of minor importance; insignificant; trifling.
attentive to or concerned with even the smallest details: a minute examination.
Origin of minute
2synonym study For minute
Other words for minute
Opposites for minute
Other words from minute
- mi·nute·ness, noun
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How to use minute in a sentence
The minute you start stimulating the brain, you are going to be changing people’s minds.
People are concerned about tech tinkering with our minds | Laura Sanders | February 11, 2021 | Science News For Students“I started learning patients’ minute-renewal schedules,” Winford said in an interview.
Its maximum print speed is 35 pages per minute and features auto-duplex printing and a color touchscreen display that will connect your scans to Google Drive, Dropbox, Facebook, OneDrive, and more.
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What HBO’s Fake Famous Doesn’t Understand About Young People and Influencer Culture | Judy Berman | February 4, 2021 | TimeRegulators and politicians have questioned their growth and data collection, and their power over the most minute aspects of people’s lives.
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Whatever happened overtook them both within a minute or so of that altitude change request, and they were never heard from again.
Flight 8501 Poses Question: Are Modern Jets Too Automated to Fly? | Clive Irving | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST“The play contains one five minute scene about James Hewitt,” Conway says.
Harry’s Daddy, and Diana’s ‘Murder’: Royal Rumors In a New Play | Tom Sykes | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTI did a ten minute scene in his class: the guy who had gangrene in his leg in The Snows of Kilimanjaro.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile | Robert Ward | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTCould you talk a minute about the notion of being an unreliable narrator?
Daphne Merkin on Lena Dunham, Book Criticism, and Self-Examination | Mindy Farabee | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“The beginning of that piece is one minute of cellos and violas,” he says.
‘Mozart in the Jungle’: Inside Amazon’s Brave New World of Sex, Drugs, and Classical Music | Kevin Fallon | December 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter a minute's pause, while he stood painfully silent, she resumed in great emotion.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterI assure you, no matter how beautifully we play any piece, the minute Liszt plays it, you would scarcely recognize it!
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayBy the time I had done my toilette there was a tap at the door, and in another minute I was in the salle--manger.
The remaining one struggled for another half-minute, and flared up in one last, desperate effort.
The Boarded-Up House | Augusta Huiell SeamanWords are often everywhere as the minute-hands of the soul, more important than even the hour-hands of action.
Pearls of Thought | Maturin M. Ballou
British Dictionary definitions for minute (1 of 2)
/ (ˈmɪnɪt) /
a period of time equal to 60 seconds; one sixtieth of an hour
Also called: minute of arc a unit of angular measure equal to one sixtieth of a degree: Symbol: ′
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 minute (up-to-the-minute when prenominal) very latest or newest
to record in minutes: to minute a meeting
to time in terms of minutes
Origin of minute
1- See also minutes
British Dictionary definitions for minute (2 of 2)
/ (maɪˈnjuːt) /
very small; diminutive; tiny
unimportant; petty
precise or detailed: a minute examination
Origin of minute
2Derived forms of minute
- minuteness, noun
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Scientific definitions for minute
[ mĭn′ĭt ]
A unit of time equal to 160 of an hour or 60 seconds.♦ A sidereal minute is 160 of a sidereal hour, and a mean solar minute is 160 of a mean solar hour. See more at sidereal time solar time.
A unit of angular measurement, such as longitude or right ascension, that is equal to 160 of a degree or 60 seconds.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with minute
see at the last minute; every minute counts; just a minute; mile a minute; wait a minute.
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