a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour; he ran a 4 minute mile
[ Syn: min ]
an indefinitely short time; wait just a moment; in a mo; it only takes a minute; in just a bit
a particular point in time; the moment he arrived the party began
a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
[ Syn: arcminute , minute of arc ]
a short note; the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting'
distance measured by the time taken to cover it; we live an hour from the airport; its just 10 minutes away
[ Syn: hour ]
minute (n.)
infinitely or immeasurably small; two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm; reduced to a microscopic scale
[ Syn: infinitesimal ]
characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; a minute inspection of the grounds; a narrow scrutiny; an exact and minute report
[ Syn: narrow ]