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min·ute 1 M0323100 (mĭn′ĭt)n.1. A unit of time equal to one sixtieth of an hour, or 60 seconds.2. A unit of angular measurement equal to one sixtieth of a degree, or 60 seconds. Also called arcminute, minute of arc.3. A measure of the distance one can cover in a minute: lives ten minutes from school.4. A short interval of time; moment. See Synonyms at moment.5. A specific point in time: Stop that this minute!6. A note or summary covering points to be remembered; a memorandum.7. minutes An official record of the proceedings of a meeting.tr.v. min·ut·ed, min·ut·ing, min·utes To record in a memorandum or the minutes of a meeting.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin (pars) minūta (prīma), (first) minute (part), from Latin minūta, feminine of minūtus, small; see minute2.]
mi·nute 2 M0323200 (mī-no͞ot′, -nyo͞ot′, mĭ-)adj.1. Exceptionally small; tiny. See Synonyms at small.2. Not worthy of notice; insignificant: a minute problem.3. Characterized by careful scrutiny and close examination: held a minute inspection of the grounds.
[Middle English, from Latin minūtus, past participle of minuere, to lessen; see mei- in Indo-European roots.]
mi·nute′ly adv.mi·nute′ness n.minute (ˈmɪnɪt) n1. (Units) a period of time equal to 60 seconds; one sixtieth of an hour2. (Units) Also called: minute of arc a unit of angular measure equal to one sixtieth of a degree. Symbol: ′ 3. any very short period of time; moment4. a short note or memorandum5. the distance that can be travelled in a minute: it's only two minutes away. 6. up to the minute (up-to-the-minute when prenominal) very latest or newestvb (tr) 7. to record in minutes: to minute a meeting. 8. to time in terms of minutes[C14: from Old French from Medieval Latin minūta, n. use of Latin minūtus minute2]
minute (maɪˈnjuːt) adj1. very small; diminutive; tiny2. unimportant; petty3. precise or detailed: a minute examination. [C15: from Latin minūtus, past participle of minuere to diminish] miˈnuteness nmin•ute1 (ˈmɪn ɪt)
n., v. -ut•ed, -ut•ing,
adj. n. 1. the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; 60 seconds. 2. an indefinitely short space of time: Wait a minute! 3. an exact point in time; instant; moment: Come here this minute! 4. minutes, the official record of the proceedings at a meeting of a society, committee, or other group. 5. an informal written notation; note; memorandum. 6. Geom. the sixtieth part of a degree of angular measure, often represented by the sign ~. v.t. 7. to time exactly, as movements or speed. 8. to record in a memorandum; note down. 9. to enter in the minutes of a meeting. adj. 10. prepared in a very short time: minute pudding. Idioms: up to the minute, modern; up-to-date. [1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin minūta, n. use of feminine of minūtus minute2] mi•nute2 (maɪˈnut, -ˈnyut, mɪ-)
adj. -nut•er, -nut•est. 1. extremely small, as in size, amount, extent, or degree: minute differences. 2. of minor importance; insignificant; trifling. 3. attentive to or concerned with even the smallest details: a minute examination. [1425–75; < Latin minūtus, past participle of minuere to reduce] mi•nute′ness, n. min·ute (mĭn′ĭt)1. A unit of time equal to 1/60 of an hour or 60 seconds.2. A unit of angular measurement that is equal to 1/60 of a degree or 60 seconds.minute, second - Latin minutus, "small," came from minuere, "lessen," and the term pars minuta prima, "first small part," was applied to a 60th of a whole—a minute, originally of a circle and later of an hour; likewise, a second was originally a secunda minuta, a 60th of a 60th.See also related terms for lessen.minute
Past participle: minuted
Gerund: minuting
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| I minute | | you minute | | he/she/it minutes | | we minute | | you minute | | they minute |
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| I minuted | | you minuted | | he/she/it minuted | | we minuted | | you minuted | | they minuted |
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| I am minuting | | you are minuting | | he/she/it is minuting | | we are minuting | | you are minuting | | they are minuting |
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| I have minuted | | you have minuted | | he/she/it has minuted | | we have minuted | | you have minuted | | they have minuted |
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| I was minuting | | you were minuting | | he/she/it was minuting | | we were minuting | | you were minuting | | they were minuting |
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| I had minuted | | you had minuted | | he/she/it had minuted | | we had minuted | | you had minuted | | they had minuted |
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| I will minute | | you will minute | | he/she/it will minute | | we will minute | | you will minute | | they will minute |
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| I will have minuted | | you will have minuted | | he/she/it will have minuted | | we will have minuted | | you will have minuted | | they will have minuted |
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| I will be minuting | | you will be minuting | | he/she/it will be minuting | | we will be minuting | | you will be minuting | | they will be minuting |
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| I have been minuting | | you have been minuting | | he/she/it has been minuting | | we have been minuting | | you have been minuting | | they have been minuting |
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| I will have been minuting | | you will have been minuting | | he/she/it will have been minuting | | we will have been minuting | | you will have been minuting | | they will have been minuting |
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| I had been minuting | | you had been minuting | | he/she/it had been minuting | | we had been minuting | | you had been minuting | | they had been minuting |
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| I would minute | | you would minute | | he/she/it would minute | | we would minute | | you would minute | | they would minute |
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| I would have minuted | | you would have minuted | | he/she/it would have minuted | | we would have minuted | | you would have minuted | | they would have minuted |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  minute - a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour; "he ran a 4 minute mile"mintime unit, unit of time - a unit for measuring time periods60 minutes, hour, hr - a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day; "the job will take more than an hour"s, sec, second - 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites | | 2. |  minute - an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"mo, moment, second, bittime - an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities); "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor in his time"instant, jiffy, New York minute, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, blink of an eye, heartbeat, flash - a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash" | | 3. |  minute - a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began"moment, instant, secondclimax, culmination - the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play"point in time, point - an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave"eleventh hour, last minute - the latest possible moment; "money became available at the eleventh hour"; "at the last minute the government changed the rules"moment of truth - a crucial moment on which much dependsmoment of truth - the moment in a bullfight when the matador kills the bullpinpoint - a very brief moment; "they were strangers sharing a pinpoint of time together"time - a suitable moment; "it is time to go"psychological moment - the most appropriate time for achieving a desired effect | | 4. |  minute - a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degreearcminute, minute of arcangular unit - a unit of measurement for anglesarcdegree, degree - a measure for arcs and angles; "there are 360 degrees in a circle"arcsecond, second - a 60th part of a minute of arc; "the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here" | | 5. |  minute - a short note; "the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting"note - a brief written record; "he made a note of the appointment" | | 6. | minute - distance measured by the time taken to cover it; "we live an hour from the airport"; "its just 10 minutes away"hourdistance - the property created by the space between two objects or points | | Adj. | 1. |  minute - infinitely or immeasurably small; "two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm"; "reduced to a microscopic scale"infinitesimallittle, small - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group" | | 2. |  minute - characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report"narrowcareful - exercising caution or showing care or attention; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior" |
minute1noun1. sixty seconds, sixtieth of an hour A minute later she came to the front door.2. moment, second, bit, shake (informal), flash, instant, tick (Brit. informal), sec (informal), short time, little while, jiffy (informal), trice I'll be with you in a minute.3. point in time, time, point, moment, stage, instant, juncture What was going on at that very minute?plural noun1. record, notes, proceedings, transactions, transcript, memorandum He'd been reading the minutes of the last meeting.any minute very soon, any time, at any time, before long, any moment, any second It looked as though it might rain any minute.at the minute at present, now, presently, currently, at the moment, this minute I can't afford to take any time off at the minute.this minute at once, directly, immediately, right now, instantly, straight away, right away, this second, forthwith, pronto (informal), without further ado, toot sweet (informal), tout de suite (French) I need to speak to her this minute.up to the minute latest, in, newest, now (informal), with it (informal), smart, stylish, trendiest, trendy (Brit. informal), vogue, up to date, plugged-in (slang), modish, (most) fashionable a big range of up to the minute applianceswait a minute wait a moment, hold on, hang on (informal), hang about (Brit. informal), hold your horses (informal) Wait a minute, folks, something is wrong here.
minute2adjective1. small, little, tiny, miniature, slender, fine, microscopic, diminutive, minuscule, infinitesimal, teeny-weeny, Lilliputian, teensy-weensy Only a minute amount is needed.
small huge, great, grand, enormous, generous, immense, gigantic, monstrous, ginormous (informal)2. negligible, slight, petty, trivial, trifling, unimportant, paltry, puny, piddling (informal), inconsiderable, picayune (U.S.) gambling large sums on the minute chance of a big win
negligible major, important, significant, vital3. precise, close, detailed, critical, exact, meticulous, exhaustive, painstaking, punctilious We will have to pore over this report in minute detail.
precise rough, careless, quick, loose, superficial, haphazard, imprecise, inexactminute 1nounA very brief time:crack, flash, instant, moment, second, trice, twinkle, twinkling, wink.Informal: jiff, jiffy.Chiefly British: tick.
minute 2adjective1. Extremely small:diminutive, dwarf, Lilliputian, midget, miniature, minuscule, pygmy, tiny, wee.Informal: peewee, pintsize, pintsized, teensy-weensy, teensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, weeny.2. Characterized by attention to detail:blow-by-blow, circumstantial, detailed, full, particular, thorough.Translationsminute1 (ˈminit) noun1. the sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds. It is twenty minutes to eight; The journey takes thirty minutes; a ten-minute delay. 分鐘(一小時的六十分之一) 分（一小时的六十分之一） 2. in measuring an angle, the sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds. an angle of 47 50′ (= forty-seven degrees, fifty minutes). 分度(一度的六十分之一) 分（一度的六十分之一） 3. a very short time. Wait a minute; It will be done in a minute. 一會兒 一会儿4. a particular point in time. At that minute, the telephone rang. 某一個時點 某一时刻5. (in plural) the notes taken at a meeting recording what was said. The chairman asked for this decision to be recorded in the minutes. 會議記錄 会议记录minute hand the larger of the two pointers on a clock or watch, which shows the time in minutes past the hour. (鐘錶的)分針 （钟表的）分针 the minute (that) as soon as. Telephone me the minute he arrives! 一...就 一...（就） to the minute (of time) exactly; precisely. The cooking time must be correct to the minute. 精準無誤 一分不差，恰好 up to the minute most modern or recent. Her clothes are always right up to the minute; up-to-the-minute clothes. 最新式的 最新式的
minute2 (maiˈnjuːt) adjective1. very small. The diamonds in the brooch were minute. 極小的 微小的2. paying attention to the smallest details. minute care. 無微不至的 详细的miˈnutely adverb 極小地，無微不至地 详细地miˈnuteness noun 極小，無微不至 微小minute
See:- 15 minutes of fame
- a (unit of time) or two
- a committee is a group of men who keep minutes and waste hours
- a laugh a minute
- a mile a minute
- a New York minute
- any day now
- any minute
- any minute now
- any minute, day, time, etc. now
- any minute/moment
- at the last minute
- at the last minute/moment
- be a laugh a minute
- every minute counts
- famous for 15 minutes
- famous for fifteen minutes
- forty minutes of hell
- give (someone) a minute
- half a minute
- half a minute, tick, second, etc.
- half a second
- half a tick
- Hold on!
- in (an amount of time) flat
- in (just) a minute
- in a New York minute
- in a second
- in the space of (an amount of time)
- in the space of a minute, an hour, a morning, etc.
- in two minutes, ten seconds, etc. flat
- just a minute
- Just a minute!
- just a minute/moment/second
- kill (an amount of time)
- last-minute
- laugh a minute
- mile a minute
- mile a minute, a
- minute happens
- not a minute too soon
- not for a instant
- not for a minute
- not for a moment
- not for a second
- not for a/one minute/moment/second/instant
- not for one instant
- not for one minute
- not for one moment
- not for one second
- not have a minute to call (one's) own
- one minute to midnight
- speak a mile a minute
- talk a mile a minute
- the last minute
- the minute (that)
- the minute/moment...
- there's a sucker born every minute
- there's one born every minute
- this (very) minute
- this minute
- to the minute
- up to the minute
- up-to-the-minute
- wait a minute
- wait a minute/moment/second
- when you get a minute
- With you in a minute
Minute
Related to Minute: last minuteMINUTE, measures. In divisions of the circle or angular measures, a minute is equal to sixty seconds, or one sixtieth part of a degree.
2. In the computation of time, a minute is equal to sixty seconds, or the sixtieth part of an hour. Vide Measure. MINUTE, practice. A memorandum of what takes place in court; made by authority of the court. From these minutes the record is afterwards made up.
2. Toullier says, they are so called because the writing in which they were originally, was small, that the word is derived, from the Latin minuta, (scriptura) in opposition to copies which were delivered to the parties, and which were always written in a larger hand. 8 Toull. n. 413.
3. Minutes are not considered as any part of the record. 1 Ohio R. 268. See 23 Pick. R. 184. See MN
See MNminute
Related to minute: last minuteSynonyms for minutenoun a very brief timeSynonyms- crack
- flash
- instant
- moment
- second
- trice
- twinkle
- twinkling
- wink
- jiff
- jiffy
- tick
adj extremely smallSynonyms- diminutive
- dwarf
- Lilliputian
- midget
- miniature
- minuscule
- pygmy
- tiny
- wee
- peewee
- pintsize
- pintsized
- teensy-weensy
- teensy
- teeny
- teeny-weeny
- weeny
adj characterized by attention to detailSynonyms- blow-by-blow
- circumstantial
- detailed
- full
- particular
- thorough
Synonyms for minutenoun a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hourSynonymsRelated Words- time unit
- unit of time
- 60 minutes
- hour
- hr
- s
- sec
- second
noun an indefinitely short timeSynonymsRelated Words- time
- instant
- jiffy
- New York minute
- split second
- trice
- twinkling
- wink
- blink of an eye
- heartbeat
- flash
noun a particular point in timeSynonymsRelated Words- climax
- culmination
- point in time
- point
- eleventh hour
- last minute
- moment of truth
- pinpoint
- time
- psychological moment
noun a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degreeSynonymsRelated Words- angular unit
- arcdegree
- degree
- arcsecond
- second
noun a short noteRelated Wordsnoun distance measured by the time taken to cover itSynonymsRelated Wordsadj infinitely or immeasurably smallSynonymsRelated Wordsadj characterized by painstaking care and detailed examinationSynonymsRelated Words |