What does minute mean?
Definitions for minute
ˈmɪn ɪtminute
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word minute.
Princeton's WordNet
minute, minnoun
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
"he ran a 4 minute mile"
moment, mo, minute, second, bitnoun
an indefinitely short time
"wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"
moment, minute, second, instantnoun
a particular point in time
"the moment he arrived the party began"
minute, arcminute, minute of arcnoun
a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
minutenoun
a short note
"the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting"
hour, minuteadjective
distance measured by the time taken to cover it
"we live an hour from the airport"; "its just 10 minutes away"
infinitesimal, minuteadjective
infinitely or immeasurably small
"two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm"; "reduced to a microscopic scale"
minute, narrowadjective
characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
"a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Minuteadjective
Small; little; slender; small in bulk; small in consequence.
Etymology: minutus, Lat.
Some minute philosophers pretend,
That with our days our pains and pleasures end. John Denham.Such an universal superintendency has the eye and hand of providence over all, even the most minute and inconsiderable things. Robert South, Sermons.
Into small parts the wond’rous stone divide,
Ten thousand of minutest size express
The same propension which the large possess. Richard Blackmore.The serum is attenuated by circulation, so as to pass into the minutest channels, and become fit nutriment for the body. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.
In all divisions we should consider the larger and more immediate parts of the subject, and not divide it at once into the more minute and remote parts. Isaac Watts, Logick.
MINUTEnoun
Etymology: minutum, Latin.
This man so complete,
Who was enroll’d ’mongst wonders, and when we,
Almost with list’ning ravish’d, could not find
His hour of speech a minute. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.They walk’d about me ev’ry minute while;
And if I did but stir out of my bed,
Ready they were to shoot me to the heart. William Shakespeare.The speed of gods
Time counts not, though with swiftest minutes wing’d. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. x.Gods! that the world should turn
On minutes and on moments. John Denham, Sophy.Experience does every minute prove the sad truth of this assertion. Robert South, Sermons.
Tell her, that I some certainty may bring;
I go this minute to attend the king. John Dryden, Aurengzebe.To Minuteverb
To set down in short hints.
Etymology: minuter, French.
I no sooner heard this critick talk of my works, but I minuted what he had said, and resolved to enlarge the plan of my speculations. Spectator, №. 428.
Webster Dictionary
Minutenoun
the sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds. (Abbrev. m.; as, 4 h. 30 m.)
Minutenoun
the sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds (Marked thus ('); as, 10¡ 20').
Minutenoun
a nautical or a geographic mile
Minutenoun
a coin; a half farthing
Minutenoun
a very small part of anything, or anything very small; a jot; a tittle
Minutenoun
a point of time; a moment
Minutenoun
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
Minutenoun
a fixed part of a module. See Module
Minuteadjective
of or pertaining to a minute or minutes; occurring at or marking successive minutes
Minute
to set down a short sketch or note of; to jot down; to make a minute or a brief summary of
Minuteadjective
very small; little; tiny; fine; slight; slender; inconsiderable
Minuteadjective
attentive to small things; paying attention to details; critical; particular; precise; as, a minute observer; minute observation
Etymology: [LL. minuta a small portion, small coin, fr. L. minutus small: cf. F. minute. See 4th Minute.]
Freebase
Minute
A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to ¹⁄60 of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time standard, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds, a consequence of leap seconds. Although not an SI unit, the minute is accepted for use with SI units. The SI symbol for minute or minutes is min or the prime symbol after a number, e.g. 5′.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Minute
min-ūt′, adj. very small or slender: of small consequence: slight: attentive to small things: particular, exact.—adv. Minute′ly.—n. Minute′ness. [L. minūtus, pa.p. of minuĕre, to lessen.]
Minute
min′it, 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. [Same word as above.]
The Roycroft Dictionary
minute
1. The crutch on which the Hour leans as it limps into Eternity. 2. A space of time in which we dream of something that will never come true, or form a resolution that another minute effaces.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
minute
A hasty sketch taken of anything in writing. Hence minutes of a general or regimental court-martial.
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Rank popularity for the word 'minute' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1653
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Rank popularity for the word 'minute' in Written Corpus Frequency: #431
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'minute' in Nouns Frequency: #109
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of minute in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of minute in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of minute in a Sentence
In the area, you know there will always be contact but there was no push, he (Peralta) made a drama of it. In the end it's an injustice and we're leaving (the tournament) very hurt, it's not right that in the final minute there should be this injustice against us but we're leaving with our heads high.
I have rediscovered my joy and passion for tennis and I am enjoying every minute.
Meghan is a trend-setter, when she wears a coat, it sells out in a minute. I think she’ll push the envelope with her gown a little bit.
The initial prototype used off-the-shelf footage and basically just proved to us that there was something there with brain signals feeding back a film experience. Our next stage was to try and really make a film specifically for the platform. And that involved making something that was much bigger than the duration called for. I mean; we made a 15 minute film but it was more like making a feature.
We maintain what we describe as a five-minute alert aircraft. Which means we anticipate getting that aircraft flying in five minutes from any time, day or night.
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Translations for minute
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- minuutAfrikaans
- minutoAragonese
- دقيقةArabic
- dəqiqəAzerbaijani
- минутBashkir
- хвілінаBelarusian
- минутаBulgarian
- মিনিটBengali
- minut, menut, minúscul, diminutCatalan, Valencian
- minuta, podrobný, chvilka, zápis, drobný, minutka, nepatrný, vteřina, zapisovatCzech
- munudWelsh
- minutDanish
- winzig, Minute, Moment, aufzeichnen, protokollierenGerman
- λεπτό, μικροσκοπικός, πρακτικά, στιγμή, πρωτοκολλώ, καταγράφωGreek
- minutoEsperanto
- minucioso, acta, menudo, minuto, diminuto, momento, minutarSpanish
- moment, minut, hetkEstonian
- minutu, momentuBasque
- دقیقه, ریزPersian
- hetkinen, perinpohjainen, olematon, tarkka, hetki, pienenpieni, minuutti, mitätön, kaariminuutti, vähäinen, pöytäkirja, [[kirjoittaa]] pöytäkirja, luonnostella, [[laatia]] [[pöytäkirja]], [[tehdä]] [[yhteenveto]], [[pitää]] [[pöytäkirjaa]]Finnish
- minitiFijian
- minutturFaroese
- minute, moment, minuscule, instant, procès-verbal, minutieuxFrench
- nóiméad, bomaiteIrish
- mion, mionaid, meanbhScottish Gaelic
- minutoGalician
- મિનિટGujarati
- זעיר, דקת קשת, פרוטוקול, דקה, מפורט, זמן קצר, רגע, רשם בפרוטוקול, סיכם, רשם פרוטוקולHebrew
- मिनटHindi
- perc, ívperc, emlékeztetőHungarian
- մանրամասն, րոպե, մանր, վայրկյանArmenian
- minuscule, minute, minutarInterlingua
- menit, minit, minutaIndonesian
- minutoIdo
- mínúta, augablikIcelandic
- momento, minuscolo, minuto, attimo, piccolissimoItalian
- 議事録, 分Japanese
- წუთიGeorgian
- минөт, минутаKazakh
- នាទីKhmer
- ನಸು, ನಿಮಿಷKannada
- 분Korean
- мүнөтKyrgyz
- minutaLatin
- ນາທີLao
- minutė, akimirkaLithuanian
- minūteLatvian
- miniti, mōkitokitoMāori
- прецизен, малечок, минута, детален, ситен, подробен, момент, дребен, записник, води записникMacedonian
- минут, жижигMongolian
- मिनिटMarathi
- catatan, minit, sekejapMalay
- minutaMaltese
- မိနစ်Burmese
- minuscule, minuut, notulen, nietige, onbeduidend, minuutje, nietig, secondje, onbeduidende, minuscuul, notulerenDutch
- protokoll, minutt, øyeblikkNorwegian
- dah alzhinNavajo, Navaho
- minutaOccitan
- diba'igaansOjibwe, Ojibwa
- ମିନଟOriya
- malutki, minutka, notatka, chwila, minuta, moment, protokółPolish
- momento, minuto, ata, minúsculo, instantePortuguese
- minut, minutaRomansh
- minut, minusculRomanian
- минута, протоколRussian
- минут, minuta, minut, минутаSerbo-Croatian
- මිනිත්තුව, විනාඩියSinhala, Sinhalese
- minútaSlovak
- minutaSlovene
- minutëAlbanian
- minut, ögonblick, väldigt lite, protokoll, mycket lite, bågminut, protokollföra, föraSwedish
- dakikaSwahili
- நுணுத்தம், நிமிடம்Tamil
- నిమిషముTelugu
- дақиқа, резTajik
- แป๊บเดียว, นาทีThai
- minutTurkmen
- dakikaTurkish
- минутTatar
- مىنۇتUyghur, Uighur
- хвилинаUkrainian
- منٹUrdu
- daqiqaUzbek
- phútVietnamese
- minutVolapük
- houbonde, åvé, munuteWalloon
- מינוטYiddish
- 分鐘Chinese
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