minute

[ min-it ]

/ ˈmɪn ɪt /

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noun

the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.

an indefinitely short space of time: Wait a minute!

an exact point in time; instant; moment: 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 angle¹(def 1c).

verb (used with object), min·ut·ed, min·ut·ing.

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.

Nearby words

minus cyclophoria, minus sight, minus sign, minus tick, minuscule, minute, minute gun, minute hand, minute mark, minute steak, minute volume

Idioms

up to the minute, modern; up-to-date: The building design is up to the minute.

Origin of minute

1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin minūta, noun use of feminine of minūtus minute²

SYNONYMS FOR minute

2 jiffy, second. Minute, instant, moment refer to small amounts of time. A minute, properly denoting 60 seconds, is often used loosely for any very short space of time (and may be interchangeable with second ): I'll be there in just a minute. An instant is practically a point in time, with no duration, though it is also used to mean a perceptible amount of time: not an instant's delay. Moment denotes much the same as instant, though with a somewhat greater sense of duration (but somewhat less than minute ): It will only take a moment.

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Related formsun·min·ut·ed, adjective

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Examples from the Web for minuted

With alacrity they minuted me on from one to another till I felt as if "passed to you, please" had been scrawled all over me.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, June 23, 1920|Various
The particulars are minuted in my Journal, but I shall not trouble the publick with them.
Life Of Johnson, Volume 5|Boswell
After several of these in succession, Kitty opened a file which had been minuted down from another branch, M.B. 4.
What Not|Rose Macaulay
But at this moment wish to send you minuted and repeated accounts of every thing that passes in this quarter.
Memoirs, Correspondence and Manuscripts of General Lafayette|Lafayette

In the minuted records of the burgh, different cases occur of persons accused in accordance with this statute.
Archaeological Essays Vol. 2|James Y. Simpson

British Dictionary definitions for minuted (1 of 2)

minute

/ (ˈmɪnɪt) /

noun

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 degreeSymbol: ′

any very short period of time; moment

a short note or memorandum

the distance that can be travelled in a minuteit's only two minutes away

up to the minute (up-to-the-minute when prenominal) very latest or newest

verb (tr)

to record in minutesto minute a meeting

to time in terms of minutes

Word Origin for minute

C14: from Old French from Medieval Latin minūta, n. use of Latin minūtus minute ²

British Dictionary definitions for minuted (2 of 2)

minute

/ (maɪˈnjuːt) /

adjective

very small; diminutive; tiny

unimportant; petty

precise or detaileda minute examination

Derived Formsminuteness, noun

Word Origin for minute

C15: from Latin minūtus, past participle of minuere to diminish

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Word Origin and History for minuted (1 of 2)

minute

"sixtieth part of an hour or degree," late 14c., from Old French minut (13c.) or directly from Medieval Latin minuta "minute, short note," from Latin minuta, noun use of fem. of minutus "small, minute" (see minute (adj.)). In Medieval Latin, pars minuta prima "first small part" was used by mathematician Ptolemy for one-sixtieth of a circle, later of an hour (next in order was secunda minuta, which became second (n.)). German Minute, Dutch minuut also are from French. Used vaguely for "short time" from late 14c. As a measure expressing distance (travel time) by 1886. Minute hand is attested from 1726.

Word Origin and History for minuted (1 of 2)

minute

adj.

early 15c., "chopped small," from Latin minutus "little, small, minute," past participle of minuere "to lessen, diminish" (see minus). Meaning "very small in size or degree" is attested from 1620s. Related: Minutely; minuteness.

Science definitions for minuted

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.

Idioms and Phrases with minuted

minute

see at the last minute; every minute counts; just a minute; mile a minute; wait a minute.

minute

noun

verb (used with object), min·ut·ed, min·ut·ing.

adjective

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