Definition of Minute

Noun

  • distance measured by the time taken to cover it
    "we live an hour from the airport"
    "its just 10 minutes away"
  • a short note
    "the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting"
  • a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
    - minute of arc
  • a particular point in time
    "the moment he arrived the party began"
  • an indefinitely short time
    "wait just a moment"
    "in a mo"
    "it only takes a minute"
    "in just a bit"
  • a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
    "he ran a 4 minute mile"
    - min

Adjective

  • characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
    "a minute inspection of the grounds"
    "a narrow scrutiny"
    "an exact and minute report"
  • infinitely or immeasurably small
    "two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm"
    "reduced to a microscopic scale"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

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Unscramble minute

63 unscramble word found using the letters minute.
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