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Minute

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Noun

1. min, minute

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

Example Sentences:
'he ran a 4 minute mile'

2. bit, minute, mo, moment, second

an indefinitely short time

Example Sentences:
'wait just a moment'
'in a mo'
'it only takes a minute'
'in just a bit'

3. instant, minute, moment, second

a particular point in time

Example Sentences:
'the moment he arrived the party began'

4. arcminute, minute, minute of arc

a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree

5. minute

a short note

Example Sentences:
'the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting'

6. hour, minute

distance measured by the time taken to cover it

Example Sentences:
'we live an hour from the airport'
'its just 10 minutes away'

Adjective

7. infinitesimal, minute

infinitely or immeasurably small

Example Sentences:
'two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm'
'reduced to a microscopic scale'

8. minute, narrow

characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination

Example Sentences:
'a minute inspection of the grounds'
'a narrow scrutiny'
'an exact and minute report'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Minute

see synonyms of minute
noun
1. 
a period of time equal to 60 seconds; one sixtieth of an hour
2. 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; moment
4. 
a short note or memorandum
5. 
the distance that can be travelled in a minute
it's only two minutes away
6.  up to the minute
verb (transitive)
7. 
to record in minutes
to minute a meeting
8. 
to time in terms of minutes
adjective
1. 
very small; diminutive; tiny
2. 
unimportant; petty
3. 
precise or detailed
a minute examination

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Minute

see synonyms of minute
noun
1. 
the sixtieth part of any of certain units
; specif.,
a. 
160 of an hour; sixty seconds
b. 
160 of a degree of an arc; sixty seconds
symbol, ′
2. 
a very short period of time; moment; instant
3. 
a specific point in time
4. 
a measure of the distance usually covered in a minute
five minutes from downtown
5. 
a. 
a note or memorandum
b.  [pl.]
an official record of what was said and done at a meeting, convention, etc.
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈminuted or ˈminuting
6. 
to time to the minute
7. 
a. 
to make a minute, or memorandum, of; record
b. 
to put in the minutes of a meeting, etc.
adjective
1. 
very small; tiny
2. 
of little importance or significance; petty; trifling
3. 
of, characterized by, or attentive to tiny details; exact; precise

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Minute

see synonyms of minute
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.
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.

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