Minute (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
  2. an indefinitely short space of time: Wait a minute!
  3. an exact point in time; instant; moment: Come here this minute!
  4. the official record of the proceedings at a meeting of a society, committee, or other group.
  5. a written summary, note, or memorandum.
  6. a rough draft, as of a document.
  7. the sixtieth part of a degree of angular measure, often represented by the sign ′, as in 12° 10′, which is read as 12 degrees and 10 minutes.
verb (used with object), min·ut·ed, min·ut·ing.
  1. to time exactly, as movements or speed.
  2. to make a draft of (a document or the like).
  3. to record in a memorandum; note down.
  4. to enter in the minutes of a meeting.
adjective
  1. prepared in a very short time: minute pudding.
Idioms
  1. modern; up-to-date: The building design is up to the minute.
adjective, mi·nut·er, mi·nut·est.
  1. extremely small, as in size, amount, extent, or degree: minute differences.
  2. of minor importance; insignificant; trifling.
  3. attentive to or concerned with even the smallest details: a minute examination.
noun
  1. a period of time equal to 60 seconds; one sixtieth of an hour
  2. a unit of angular measure equal to one sixtieth of a degree
  3. any very short period of time; moment
  4. a short note or memorandum
  5. the distance that can be travelled in a minute
  6. very latest or newest
verb (tr)
  1. to record in minutes
  2. to time in terms of minutes
adjective
  1. very small; diminutive; tiny
  2. unimportant; petty
  3. precise or detailed
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