Definitions for minute
ˈmɪn ɪtminute

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. minute, minnoun

   a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

   "he ran a 4 minute mile"

2. 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"

3. moment, minute, second, instantnoun

   a particular point in time

   "the moment he arrived the party began"

4. minute, arcminute, minute of arcnoun

   a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree

5. minutenoun

   a short note

   "the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting"

6. hour, minuteadjective

   distance measured by the time taken to cover it

   "we live an hour from the airport"; "its just 10 minutes away"

7. infinitesimal, minuteadjective

   infinitely or immeasurably small

   "two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm"; "reduced to a microscopic scale"

8. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

2. MINUTEnoun

   Etymology: minutum, Latin.

   1. The sixtieth part of an hour.

   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.

   2. Any small space of time.

   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.

   3. The first draught of any agreement in writing; this is common in the Scottish law: as, have you made a minute of that contract?

3. 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.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Minute

   The minute is a unit of time usually equal to 1/60 (the first sexagesimal fraction) of an hour, or 60 seconds. In the UTC time standard, a minute on rare occasions has 61 seconds, a consequence of leap seconds (there is a provision to insert a negative leap second, which would result in a 59-second minute, but this has never happened in more than 40 years under this system). Although not an SI unit, the minute is accepted for use with SI units. The SI symbol for minute or minutes is min (without a dot). The prime symbol is also sometimes used informally to denote minutes of time.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. minute

   A minute is a unit of time equivalent to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Minutenoun

   the sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds. (Abbrev. m.; as, 4 h. 30 m.)

2. Minutenoun

   the sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds (Marked thus ('); as, 10¡ 20').

3. Minutenoun

   a nautical or a geographic mile

4. Minutenoun

   a coin; a half farthing

5. Minutenoun

   a very small part of anything, or anything very small; a jot; a tittle

6. Minutenoun

   a point of time; a moment

7. 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

8. Minutenoun

   a fixed part of a module. See Module

9. Minuteadjective

   of or pertaining to a minute or minutes; occurring at or marking successive minutes

10. Minute

    to set down a short sketch or note of; to jot down; to make a minute or a brief summary of

11. Minuteadjective

    very small; little; tiny; fine; slight; slender; inconsiderable

12. Minuteadjective

    attentive to small things; paying attention to details; critical; particular; precise; as, a minute observer; minute observation

13. Etymology: [LL. minuta a small portion, small coin, fr. L. minutus small: cf. F. minute. See 4th Minute.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.]

2. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. minute

   A hasty sketch taken of anything in writing. Hence minutes of a general or regimental court-martial.

Matched Categories

1. • Angular Unit
   • Note
   • Point In Time
   • Time
   • Time Unit

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'minute' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1653

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'minute' in Written Corpus Frequency: #431

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'minute' in Nouns Frequency: #109

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Anagrams for minute »

1. minuet

How to pronounce minute?

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How to say minute in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of minute in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of minute in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of minute in a Sentence

1. Panagiotis Lafazanis:

   The government and the prime minister himself, even at the last minute, have the opportunity to change their mind and take it back, before the parliament decides, the dilemma posed by the creditors, truce or destruction, is fake and terroristic and has been demolished in the public conscience.

2. Ameer Moavia:

   Your present is responsible of each and every minute of your past and future

3. Jerry Coen:

   From the minute you go in, you're trapped in every way, you're trying to communicate but you can't understand the rules, or any of the information from the loudspeaker ; it's a total communication breakdown.

4. Marissa Addison:

   I’m like – wait a minute, he got into the road? What do you mean he got into the road?

5. Lillian Hellman:

   It it not good to see people who have been pretending strength all their lives lose it even for a minute.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=minute
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=minute
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minute
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minute
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=minute
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=minute
8. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=minute
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=minute