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, min(noun)
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
"he ran a 4 minute mile"
moment, mo, minute, second, bit(noun)
an indefinitely short time
"wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"
moment, minute, second, instant(noun)
a particular point in time
"the moment he arrived the party began"
minute, arcminute, minute of arc(noun)
a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
minute(noun)
a short note
"the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting"
hour, minute(adj)
distance measured by the time taken to cover it
"we live an hour from the airport"; "its just 10 minutes away"
infinitesimal, minute(adj)
infinitely or immeasurably small
"two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm"; "reduced to a microscopic scale"
minute, narrow(adj)
characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
"a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report"
Webster Dictionary
Minute(noun)
the sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds. (Abbrev. m.; as, 4 h. 30 m.)
Etymology: [LL. minuta a small portion, small coin, fr. L. minutus small: cf. F. minute. See 4th Minute.]
Minute(noun)
the sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds (Marked thus ('); as, 10¡ 20').
Etymology: [LL. minuta a small portion, small coin, fr. L. minutus small: cf. F. minute. See 4th Minute.]
Minute(noun)
a nautical or a geographic mile
Etymology: [LL. minuta a small portion, small coin, fr. L. minutus small: cf. F. minute. See 4th Minute.]
Minute(noun)
a coin; a half farthing
Etymology: [LL. minuta a small portion, small coin, fr. L. minutus small: cf. F. minute. See 4th Minute.]
Minute(noun)
a very small part of anything, or anything very small; a jot; a tittle
Etymology: [LL. minuta a small portion, small coin, fr. L. minutus small: cf. F. minute. See 4th Minute.]
Minute(noun)
a point of time; a moment
Etymology: [LL. minuta a small portion, small coin, fr. L. minutus small: cf. F. minute. See 4th Minute.]
Minute(noun)
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
Etymology: [LL. minuta a small portion, small coin, fr. L. minutus small: cf. F. minute. See 4th Minute.]
Minute(noun)
a fixed part of a module. See Module
Etymology: [LL. minuta a small portion, small coin, fr. L. minutus small: cf. F. minute. See 4th Minute.]
Minute(adj)
of or pertaining to a minute or minutes; occurring at or marking successive minutes
Etymology: [LL. minuta a small portion, small coin, fr. L. minutus small: cf. F. minute. See 4th Minute.]
Minute
to set down a short sketch or note of; to jot down; to make a minute or a brief summary of
Etymology: [LL. minuta a small portion, small coin, fr. L. minutus small: cf. F. minute. See 4th Minute.]
Minute(adj)
very small; little; tiny; fine; slight; slender; inconsiderable
Etymology: [LL. minuta a small portion, small coin, fr. L. minutus small: cf. F. minute. See 4th Minute.]
Minute(adj)
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.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'minute' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1653
Written Corpus Frequency
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
I have returned to work, the transition is back and at this very minute is exercising the power of the state.
I've loved every minute that I've spent doing public service. I'm now looking forward to a new challenge after 26 years.
Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT'S relativity.
We were planning to take a 10-minute, leisurely walk, and instead it's us panicking and driving to another city and all the doors are locked.
Given that the interaction was 10 days ago, that the average incubation period is 5-6 days, that the interaction was for less than a minute, and I have no current symptoms, the medical authorities have advised me that the odds of transmission from the other individual to me were extremely low.
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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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