Minute
['mɪnɪt]
Definition
(noun.) a short note; 'the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting'.
(noun.) a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree.
(noun.) a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour; 'he ran a 4 minute mile'.
(adj.) characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; 'a minute inspection of the grounds'; 'a narrow scrutiny'; 'an exact and minute report' .
Inputed by Jill--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) 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').
(n.) A nautical or a geographic mile.
(n.) A coin; a half farthing.
(n.) A very small part of anything, or anything very small; a jot; a tittle.
(n.) A point of time; a moment.
(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.
(n.) A fixed part of a module. See Module.
(a.) Of or pertaining to a minute or minutes; occurring at or marking successive minutes.
(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.
(a.) Very small; little; tiny; fine; slight; slender; inconsiderable.
(a.) Attentive to small things; paying attention to details; critical; particular; precise; as, a minute observer; minute observation.
Checked by Douglas
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Little, slender, CAPILLARY, very small.[2]. Circumstantial, particular, critical.
n. [1]. Sixtieth part of an hour.[2]. Sixtieth part of a degree.[3]. Note, memorandum.
v. a. Note, take a note of, jot down.
Typist: Phil
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Diminutive, microscopic, tiny, exact, searching, specific, detailed
ANT:Monstrous, enormous, huge, inexact, superficial, general, broad, comprehensive
Editor: Lucia
Definition
adj. very small or slender: of small consequence: slight: attentive to small things: particular exact.—adv. Minute′ly.—n. Minute′ness.
n. the sixtieth part of an hour: the sixtieth part of a degree: an indefinitely small space of time: a brief jotting or note: (pl.) a brief summary of the proceedings of a meeting.—v.t. to make a brief jotting or note of anything.—adj. (Shak.) happening every minute.—ns. Min′ute-bell a bell sounded at regular intervals of one minute in morning; Min′ute-book a book containing minutes or short notes; Min′ute-glass a glass the sand of which measures a minute in running out; Min′ute-gun a gun discharged every minute as a signal of distress or mourning; Min′ute-hand the hand that indicates the minutes on a clock or watch; Min′ute-jack (Shak.) a little figure that strikes the bell of the clock: a flighty unstable person; Min′ute-man a man ready to turn out at a minute's warning—the name taken by a body of militia in the American war of independence; Min′ute-watch a watch that marks minutes; Min′ute-while (Shak.) a minute's time.
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Examples
- But when they came to the town into Frances Street, the girl stopped a minute, and said, 'Yo'll not forget yo're to come and see us. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Every vestige of the gentler thoughts which had filled her mind hardly a minute since seemed to be swept from it now. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- My father brought me to the door, not a minute ago, but unfortunately he was not told that you were here, and he has gone away on some business. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Amy stood a minute, turning the leaves in her hand, reading on each some sweet rebuke for all heartburnings and uncharitableness of spirit. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Again, a minute bit of bark has been upturned by the scraping hand, and the direction of the break indicates the direction of the passage. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- After a minute's silence, he looked down at Amy, who sat on the cricket at his feet, and said, with a caress of the shining hair. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Ten minutes passed--and nothing happened. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Let us enjoy five minutes of instructive conversation with her. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- He sat down beside her and waited; but suddenly he heard a step echoing far off down the empty rooms, and felt the pressure of the minutes. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Elinor tried to talk of something else; but Miss Steele could not be kept beyond a couple of minutes, from what was uppermost in her mind. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- This was a very primitive device, requiring several minutes for the engine to make one stroke, but it was the beginning of the practical use of steam as a motive power. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The clocks thus controlled ought to be so regulated that if left to themselves they would always gain a little, but not more than a few minutes per day. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Mrs. Peniston delighted in discussing the minutest details of festivities in which she had not taken part. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- The expression was, for the instant, so precisely alike, that the minutest line seemed copied with startling accuracy! Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- A vulcanite or other strip is easily affected by differences of temperature, expanding and contracting by reason of the minutest changes. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- There were moments when that day seemed more remote than any other event in her life; and yet she could always relive it in its minutest detail. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Every point is given the minutest attention. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Yes, it was morning; the bright, balmy morning of summer; the minutest leaf, the smallest blade of grass, was instinct with life. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
Typist: Wilhelmina