minute in English

adjective

1

extremely small.

a minute fraction of an inch

noun

1

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

he stood in the shower for twenty minutes

2

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

To have any chance of affecting a pilot's vision, a would-be terrorist would have to be capable of keeping the beam pointed to an accuracy of 3 minutes of arc , one-tenth the diameter of a Full Moon.

3

a summarized record of the proceedings at a meeting.

The only written record are the minutes of the meeting taken by Mr Wilson.

synonyms: record(s), proceedings, log, notes, transcript, summary, résumé

verb

1

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

the Secretary shall minute the proceedings of each meeting

adjective

negligible, slight, infinitesimal, minimal, insignificant, inappreciable
exhaustive, painstaking, meticulous, rigorous, scrupulous, punctilious, detailed, precise, accurate
infinitesimal
narrow

noun

moment, point, record(s), minute of arc, mo, hour, min
moment, short time, little while, second, instant, sec, jiff, jiffy, flash
point, point in time, moment, instant, juncture
record(s), proceedings, log, notes, transcript, summary, résumé
minute of arc, arcminute
moment, second, instant
mo, bit, moment, second
hour
min

Use "minute" in a sentence

1. The Act is comprised of a 35-minute reading test, 45-minute English test, 60-minute math section and 35-minute science test

2. Laughter is easier minute by minute, spilled with prodigality.

3. Minute after minute, aeon after aeon, Nothing lets up or develops.

4. Wait a minute.

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7. One minute I'm a leper with a trade, next minute my livelihood's gone.

8. Wait a minute, Arch.

9. Wait a minute here.

10. A minute of arc, arcminute (arcmin), arc minute, or minute arc is a unit of angular measurement equal to 1/60 of one degree.

11. Wait a minute, teacher.

12. Laughter is easier minute by minute, spilled with prodigality, tipped out at a cheerful word.

13. 2-Minute Neuroscience: Amygdalae

14. 'Don't minute any of this.'

15. One minute before noon is 11:59 A.m. One minute after noon is 12:01 p.m

16. One minute they're BFFs, the next minute you're picking on who you want to live with.

17. Now wait just a minute.

18. 30-Minute Meals For Dummies.

19. Give us a minute, chief.

20. Onset of effect is typically within half a minute and lasts for about a minute.

21. Sixty seconds makes a minute.

22. Just give me a minute.

23. After you contact us we will email you our last minute offer at discount last minute prices.

24. There's one born every minute.

25. Rate of descent, # feet per minute

26. Why deviate at the last minute?

27. Hang on a minute-I'm lost.

28. I'll be up in a minute.

29. I'll join you in a minute.

30. And wait a minute ... Sage Derby.

31. 25-minute drive to Brisbane City.

32. He was here a minute ago

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34. I'll be done in a minute.

35. I'll be down in a minute.

36. A 30-minute consultation will cost £

37. 4 Sixty seconds makes a minute.

38. I'll come downstairs in a minute.

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41. Plus my 20-minute aerobic workout.

42. Last-minute adjustments to your speech?

43. I'll be back in a minute.

44. Add scallions and cook another minute.

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46. Heat dissipa tion (Kilowatts) CFM (cubic feet per minute) - measures the air volume movement in one minute.

47. At 22:18 the controller contacted Flight 4 but an agitated voice only replied "one minute, one minute".

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49. Corpuscle definition is - a minute particle

50. I lost it for a minute.