minute

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Pronunciation
/ˈmɪnɪt/
/ˈmɪnɪt/
/maɪˈnjuːt/
/maɪˈn(j)ut/
Noun
11 definition(s)
1 Definition

A unit of time equal to sixty seconds (one-sixtieth of an hour).

Example Sentences
  • You have twenty minutes to complete the test.
2 Definition

A short but unspecified time period.

Synonyms
instant jiffy mo moment sec second tic
Example Sentences
  • Wait a minute, I’m not ready yet!
3 Definition

A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a degree.

Synonyms
minute of arc
Example Sentences
  • We need to be sure these maps are accurate to within one minute of arc.
4 Definition

(chiefly in the plural, minutes) A (usually formal) written record of a meeting or a part of a meeting.

Example Sentences
  • Let’s look at the minutes of last week’s meeting.
5 Definition

A unit of purchase on a telephone or other network, especially a cell phone network, roughly equivalent in gross form to sixty seconds' use of the network.

Example Sentences
  • If you buy this phone, you’ll get 100 free minutes.
6 Definition

A point in time; a moment.

7 Definition

A nautical or a geographic mile.

8 Definition

An old coin, a half farthing.

9 Definition

A very small part of anything, or anything very small; a jot; a whit.

10 Definition

A fixed part of a module.

11 Definition

A while or a long unspecified period of time

Example Sentences
  • Oh, I ain't heard that song in a minute!
Verb
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

Of an event, to write in a memo or the minutes of a meeting.

Example Sentences
  • I’ll minute this evening’s meeting.
2 Definition

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

Adjective
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

Very small.

Synonyms
infinitesimal insignificant minuscule tiny trace
Antonyms
big colossal enormous huge significant tremendous vast
Example Sentences
  • They found only minute quantities of chemical residue on his clothing.
2 Definition

Very careful and exact, giving small details.

Synonyms
exact exacting excruciating precise scrupulous
Example Sentences
  • The lawyer gave the witness a minute examination.