Minute Meaning and Definition

Word: Minute

How to pronounce: ˈmɪnɪt

Noun

Definitions:

1. A period of time equal to sixty seconds or a sixtieth of an hour.

Example sentences: "He stood in the shower for twenty minutes"

2. A sixtieth of a degree of angular measurement (symbol: ʹ)

Example sentences: "Delta Lyrae is a double star with a separation of over 10 minutes of arc"

Adjective

Definitions:

1. Extremely small.

Example sentences: "A minute fraction of an inch"

Noun

Definitions:

1. A summarized record of the proceedings at a meeting.

Example sentences: "The only written record are the minutes of the meeting taken by Mr Wilson."

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Record or note (the proceedings of a meeting or a specified item among such proceedings)

Example sentences: "The Secretary shall minute the proceedings of each meeting"

Synonyms:

moment

min

hour

instant

second

twinkling

heartbeat

eyeblink

flash

jiffy

insignificant

inconsequential

inconsiderable

fine

small

bit

wee

microscopic

microscopical

negligible

paltry

petty

per minute

infinitesimal

minor

trifling

little

subtle

detailed

teeny

teensy

Antonyms:

long

Derivations:

minuted

minutely

minuteness

minuting

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Spanish: Minuto

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Italian: Minuto

Turkish: Dakika