释义 |
Noun: minute 'minit- A unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
"he ran a 4 minute mile" - min - An indefinitely short time
"it only takes a minute" - moment, mo, second, bit - A particular point in time
- moment, second, instant - A unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
- arcminute, minute of arc - A short note
"the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting" - Distance measured by the time taken to cover it
"its just 10 minutes away" - hour Adjective: minute (minuter,minutest) mI'n(y)oot- Infinitely or immeasurably small
"two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm" - infinitesimal - Characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
"a minute inspection of the grounds"; "an exact and minute report" - narrow Verb: minute- Send a short note
- Record in the minutes (of a meeting)
Derived forms: minuting, minutest, minutes, minuter, minuted See also: careful, little, minutely, minuteness, small Type of: angular unit, distance, note, point, point in time, time, time unit, unit of time Part of: 60 minutes, arcdegree, degree, hour, hr Encyclopedia: Minute |