minute
1[ min-it ]
/ ˈmɪn ɪt /
noun
verb (used with object), min·ut·ed, min·ut·ing.
adjective
prepared in a very short time: minute pudding.
Words nearby minute
Idioms for minute
up to the minute, modern; up-to-date: The building design is up to the minute.
Origin of minute
1SYNONYMS 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.
OTHER WORDS FROM minute
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British Dictionary definitions for minuted (1 of 2)
minute1
/ (ˈmɪnɪt) /
noun
verb (tr)
to record in minutesto minute a meeting
to time in terms of minutes
See also 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)
minute2
/ (maɪˈnjuːt) /
adjective
very small; diminutive; tiny
unimportant; petty
precise or detaileda minute examination
Derived forms of minute
minuteness, nounWord Origin for minute
C15: from Latin minūtus, past participle of minuere to diminish
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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.
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Idioms and Phrases with minuted
minute
see at the last minute; every minute counts; just a minute; mile a minute; wait a minute.
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