tiny, extremely small; trivial, petty; specific; accurate, precise
unit of time equal to 60 seconds, 1/60 of an hour; moment, unspecified short amount of time; memo, protocol, memorandum
record the proceedings of a meeting; make a memorandum
of a minute or minutes; occurring in a minute; instant
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Minute Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
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in small pieces; in miniature scale; meanly| petty; nicely| w/discrimination
in small pieces; in miniature scale; meanly| petty; nicely| w/discrimination
Minute Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
To set down a short sketch or note of; to jot down; to make a minute or a brief summary of.
To set down a short sketch or note of; to jot down; to make a minute or a brief summary of.
(n.)
The sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds. (Abbrev. m.; as, 4 h. 30 m.)
The sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds. (Abbrev. m.; as, 4 h. 30 m.)
(n.)
The sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds (Marked thus ('); as, 10¡ 20').
The sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds (Marked thus ('); as, 10¡ 20').
(n.)
The memorandum; a record; a note to preserve the memory of anything; as, to take minutes of a contract; to take minutes of a conversation or debate.
The memorandum; a record; a note to preserve the memory of anything; as, to take minutes of a contract; to take minutes of a conversation or debate.
(n.)
A very small part of anything, or anything very small; a jot; a tittle.
A very small part of anything, or anything very small; a jot; a tittle.
(n.)
A point of time; a moment.
A point of time; a moment.
(n.)
A nautical or a geographic mile.
A nautical or a geographic mile.
(n.)
A fixed part of a module. See Module.
A fixed part of a module. See Module.
(n.)
A coin; a half farthing.
A coin; a half farthing.
(a.)
Very small; little; tiny; fine; slight; slender; inconsiderable.
Very small; little; tiny; fine; slight; slender; inconsiderable.
(a.)
Of or pertaining to a minute or minutes; occurring at or marking successive minutes.
Of or pertaining to a minute or minutes; occurring at or marking successive minutes.
(a.)
Attentive to small things; paying attention to details; critical; particular; precise; as, a minute observer; minute observation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutAttentive to small things; paying attention to details; critical; particular; precise; as, a minute observer; minute observation.
minute
\min"ute\, a. of or pertaining to a minute or minutes; occurring at or marking successive minutes.
minute
bell, a bell tolled at intervals of a minute, as to give notice of a death or a funeral.
minute
book, a book in which written minutes are entered.
minute
glass, a glass measuring a minute or minutes by the running of sand.
minute
gun, a discharge of a cannon repeated every minute as a sign of distress or mourning.
minute
hand, the long hand of a watch or clock, which makes the circuit of the dial in an hour, and marks the minutes.
minute
\min"ute\ (?; 277), n. [ll. minuta a small portion, small coin, fr. l. minutus small: cf. f. minute. see 4th minute.]
1. the sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds. (abbrev. m.; as, 4 h. 30 m.) four minutes, that is to say, minutes of an hour.
2. the sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds (marked thus (?); as, 10° 20?).
3. a nautical or a geographic mile.
4. a coin; a half farthing. [obs.] (mark xii. 42)
5. a very small part of anything, or anything very small; a jot; a tittle. [obs.] minutes and circumstances of his passion. taylor.
6. a point of time; a moment. i go this minute to attend the king.
7. the memorandum; a record; a note to preserve the memory of anything; as, to take minutes of a contract; to take minutes of a conversation or debate.
8. (arch.) a fixed part of a module. see module.
note: different writers take as the minute one twelfth, one eighteenth, one thirtieth, or one sixtieth part of the module.
minute
\min"ute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. minuted; p. pr. & vb. n. minuting.] to set down a short sketch or note of; to jot down; to make a minute or a brief summary of. the empress of russia, with her own hand, minuted an edict for universal tolerance.
minute
\mi*nute"\ (?), a. [l. minutus, p. p. of minuere to lessen. see minish, minor, and cf. menu, minuet.] 1. very small; little; tiny; fine; slight; slender; inconsiderable. "minute drops."
2. attentive to small things; paying attention to details; critical; particular; precise; as, a minute observer; minute observation.
similar words(16)
minute bell
minute-jack
last-minute
minute of arc
minute book
minute hand
rotation per minute
lines per minute
words per minute
new york minute
minute gun
light minute
revolutions per minute
ampegravere minute
up-to-the-minute
minute glass
Exceedingly small in extent or quantity.
Origin
'There's a sucker born every minute.' Attributed to Phineas Taylor Barnum, US showman.
© 2004 The Phrase Finder. Take a look at Phrase Finder’s sister site, the Phrases Thesaurus, a subscription service for professional writers & language lovers.'There's a sucker born every minute.' Attributed to Phineas Taylor Barnum, US showman.
móiméid, otherwise: nóiméad
minutes: miontuairiscí
minutes: miontuairiscí
Bach = n. a hook; a grapple, a. little, small, minute
Bychanigyn = n. a very little, small, or minute thing
Manol = a. local; spotting; delicate; accurate, exact, minute, particular,
Mynyd = n. a minute
Pitw = a. minute, petty
Til = n. a minute particle
(derogatory) man who, in intercourse, ejaculates after a very short time
Noun
1. a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour; "he ran a 4 minute mile"
(synonym) min
(hypernym) time unit, unit of time
(part-holonym) hour, hr, 60 minutes
(part-meronym) second, sec, s
2. an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"
(synonym) moment, second, bit
(hypernym) time
(hyponym) blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute
3. a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began"
(synonym) moment, second, instant
(hypernym) point, point in time
(hyponym) climax, culmination
4. a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
(synonym) arcminute, minute of arc
(hypernym) angular unit
(part-holonym) degree, arcdegree
(part-meronym) second, arcsecond
5. a short note; "the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting"
(hypernym) note
6. distance measured by the time taken to cover it; "we live an hour from the airport"; "its just 10 minutes away"
(synonym) hour
(hypernym) distance
Adjective
1. infinitely or immeasurably small; "two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm"; "reduced to a microscopic scale"
(synonym) infinitesimal, microscopic
(similar) small, little
2. immeasurably small
(synonym) atomic, atomlike
(similar) microscopic, microscopical, small
3. characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report"
(synonym) narrow
(similar) careful
Minute Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
- Static variable in class java.util.Calendar
public static final int MINUTE
Field number for get and set indicating the minute within the hour. E.g., at 10:04:15.250 PM the MINUTE is 4.
public static final int MINUTE
Field number for get and set indicating the minute within the hour. E.g., at 10:04:15.250 PM the MINUTE is 4.
Minute Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60 (the first sexagesimal fraction) of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units. The SI symbol for minute or minutes is min (for time measurement) or the prime symbol after a number, e.g. 5' (for angle measurement, even if it is informally used for time).
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Minute Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
A memorandum of what takes place in court; made by authority of the court. From these minutes the record is afterwards made up.
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.
Minutes are not considered as any part of the record.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Courtesy of the 'Lectric Law Library.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.
Minutes are not considered as any part of the record.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Minute Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
Minute Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
The right 'D' 
hand is held with its index finger edge against the palm of the left '5' 
hand, which faces right. The right index finger moves forward in a short arc.
