min·ute 1 (m n t)n. Abbr. min. 1. A unit of time equal to one sixtieth of an hour, or 60 seconds. 2. A unit of angular measurement equal to one sixtieth of a degree, or 60 seconds. Also called minute of arc. 3. A measure of the distance one can cover in a minute: lives ten minutes from school. 4. A short interval of time; moment. See Synonyms at moment. 5. A specific point in time: Stop that this minute! 6. A note or summary covering points to be remembered; a memorandum. 7. minutes An official record of the proceedings of a meeting. tr.v. min·ut·ed, min·ut·ing, min·utes To record in a memorandum or the minutes of a meeting. [Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin (pars) min  ta (pr ma), (first) minute (part), from Latin minta, feminine of mintus, small; see minute2.] |
mi·nute 2 (m-n t, -nyt, m-)adj. 1. Exceptionally small; tiny. See Synonyms at small. 2. Beneath notice; insignificant. 3. Characterized by careful scrutiny and close examination: held a minute inspection of the grounds. [Middle English, from Latin min tus, past participle of minuere, to lessen; see mei-2 in Indo-European roots.]mi·nute ness n. |
minute 1
Noun
1. 60 seconds; one sixtieth of an hour
2. any very short period of time; moment: I'll be with you in a minute
3. the distance that can be travelled in a minute: it's about ten minutes away
4. a measure of angle equal to one sixtieth of a degree
5. up to the minute the very latest or newest
Verb
[-uting, -uted]
to record in minutes: the decision was minuted in 1990
See also minutes [Medieval Latin minuta, noun use of Latin minutus minute (small)]
minute 2
Adjective
1. very small; tiny
2. precise or detailed: a minute examination [Latin minutus, past participle of minuere to diminish]
minutely adv
| minute (mnt) 1. A unit of time equal to 1/60 of an hour or 60 seconds.  A sidereal minute is 1/60 of a sidereal hour, and a mean solar minute is 1/60 of a mean solar hour. See more at sidereal timesolar time2. A unit of angular measurement, such as longitude or right ascension, that is equal to 1/60 of a degree or 60 seconds. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  minute - a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour; "he ran a 4 minute mile"time unit, unit of time - a unit for measuring time periods 60 minutes, hour, hr - a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day; "the job will take more than an hour" |
| 2. |  minute - an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"time - an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities); "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor in his time" instant, jiffy, New York minute, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, blink of an eye, heartbeat, flash - a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash" | |
| 3. |  minute - a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began"climax, culmination - the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play" point in time, point - an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave" eleventh hour, last minute - the latest possible moment; "money became available at the eleventh hour"; "at the last minute the government changed the rules" moment of truth - a crucial moment on which much depends moment of truth - the moment in a bullfight when the matador kills the bull pinpoint - a very brief moment; "they were strangers sharing a pinpoint of time together" time - a suitable moment; "it is time to go" psychological moment - the most appropriate time for achieving a desired effect | |
| 4. | minute - a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree angular unit - a unit of measurement for angles | |
| 5. | minute - a short note; "the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting" note - a brief written record; "he made a note of the appointment" | |
| 6. | minute - distance measured by the time taken to cover it; "we live an hour from the airport"; "its just 10 minutes away" distance - the property created by the space between two objects or points | |
| Adj. | 1. | minute - infinitely or immeasurably small; "two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm"; "reduced to a microscopic scale" |
| 2. | minute - characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report" careful - exercising caution or showing care or attention; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior" |
minute 1
noun 1. sixty seconds, sixtieth of an hour
noun 2. moment, second, bit, shake (informal) flash, instant, tick Brit. (informal) sec (informal) short time, little while, jiffy (informal) trice up to the minute latest, in, newest, now (informal) with it (informal) smart, stylish, trendiest, trendy Brit. (informal) vogue, up to date, modish, (most) fashionable, schmick Austral. (informal)
minute 2
adjective 1. small, little, tiny, miniature, slender, fine, microscopic, diminutive, minuscule, infinitesimal, teeny-weeny, Lilliputian, teensy-weensy << OPPOSITE huge
adjective 2. negligible, slight, petty, trivial, trifling, unimportant, paltry, puny, piddling (informal) inconsiderable, picayune U.S. << OPPOSITE significant
adjective 3. precise, close, detailed, critical, exact, meticulous, exhaustive, painstaking, punctilious << OPPOSITE imprecise
Translations
minute1 n [ˈmɪnɪt] → minute f (= official record); procès-verbal m, compte rendu;
minute2 adj [maɪˈnjuːt] → minuscule (= detailed); minutieux/euse;
it is 5 minutes past 3 → il est 3 heures 5;
wait a minute! → (attendez) un instant!;
at the last minute → à la dernière minute;
up to the minute [fashion] → dernier cri; [news] → de dernière minute; [machine, technology] → de pointe
minute2 adj [maɪˈnjuːt] → minuscule (= detailed); minutieux/euse;
minute1 [maɪˈnjuːt] adj → winzig;
minute2 [ˈmɪnɪt] n → Minute f (fig); Augenblick m, Moment m;
(detail) → kleinste(r, s);
in minute detail → in allen Einzelheiten
minute2 [ˈmɪnɪt] n → Minute f (fig); Augenblick m, Moment m;
minutes npl (of meeting) → Protokoll nt;
wait a minute! → einen Augenblick or Moment!;
up-to-the-minute (news) → hochaktuell;
(technology) → allerneueste(r, s);
minute adj [maɪˈnjuːt] → minuscolo/a; [detail] → minuzioso/a
it is 5 minutes past 3 → sono le 3 e 5 (minuti);
wait a minute! → (aspetta) un momento!;
at the last minute → all'ultimo momento;
up to the minute → ultimissimo; modernissimo;
in minute detail → minuziosamente
n minute [ˈminit]
1 the sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds It is twenty minutes to eight; The journey takes thirty minutes; a ten-minute delay. minuut دَقيقَه минута minuta minut die Minute λεπτό της ώρας minuto minut دقیقه minuutti minute דַקָה मिनट minuta perc menit mínúta minuto 分 ?시간? 분 minutė minūte minit minuut minutt minuta minut минута minúta minuta minut minut นาที dakika 分(一小時的六十分之一) хвилина گھنٹے کا ساٹھواں حصہ ، ساٹھ سیکنڈ phút (thời gian) 分（一小时的六十分之一）
2 in measuring an angle, the sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds an angle of 47 50′ (= forty-seven degrees, fifty minutes). minuut دَرَجَه минута (една шестдесета от градус в геометрията) minuta minut die Minute λεπτό της μοίρας minuto minut دقیقه در اندازه گیری زاویه minuutti minute מַעֲלָה मीटिंग का विवरण minuta perc menit mínúta 分 ?각도? 분 minutė minūte minit minuut bueminutt minuta minut минута minúta minuta minut minut จับเวลาเป็นนาที dakika 分(一度的六十分之一) мінута زاویہ کا ساٹھواں حصہ phút (góc độ) 分（一度的六十分之一）
3 a very short time Wait a minute; It will be done in a minute. minuut, oomblik لَحْظَه، دقيقَه، وَقْت قَصير جِدا кратко време chvilka øjeblik die Minute στιγμή minuto üks hetk لحظه hetki minute רֶגָע बहुत कम समय vrlo kratko vrijeme pillanat sebentar andartak minuto 少しの間 잠시, 잠깐 minutė(lė) mirklis sebentar ogenblik øyeblikk, minutt chwila minut, moment мгновение, момент chvíľka trenutek tren ögonblick, slag ระยะเวลาอันสั้น an, lâhza 一會兒 мить, момент مختصر وقت rất ngắn 一会儿
4 a particular point in time At that minute, the telephone rang. oomblik لَحْظَه момент okamžik minut; øjeblik die Minute στιγμή momento hetk لحظه hetki instant רֶגָע समय का एक विशेष बिंदू u točno vrijeme pillanat saat andrá, stund istante 瞬間 순간 momentas brīdis saat ogenblik i samme øyeblikk, straks, på streken, akkurat da moment instante moment минута okamih trenutek trenutak just då, i samma stund ชั่วขณะ an, dakika 某一時刻 мить, момент کسی مخصوص لمحہ میں thời điểm đó 某一时刻
5 (in plural) the notes taken at a meeting recording what was said The chairman asked for this decision to be recorded in the minutes. notule مَحْضَر جَلْسَه бележки zápis; protokol referat das Protokoll πρακτικά (πληθ.) acta protokoll صورت جلسه pöytäkirja procès-verbal, compte rendu פְּרוֹטוֹקוֹל मीटिंग का विवरण bilješke jegyzőkönyv catatan rapat, notulen fundargerð verbale, resoconto 議事録 의사록, 비망록 protokolas protokols minit mesyuarat notulen møtereferat/-protokoll protokół actas proces-verbal, dare de seamă протокол zápis; protokol zapisnik zapisnik protokoll รายงานกาีรประขุม tutanaklar 會議記錄 начерк; пам'ятна записка کسی مجلس کی تحریر شدہ تفاصیل biên bản 会议记录
minute hand
the larger of the two pointers on a clock or watch, which shows the time in minutes past the hour. minuutwyser عَقْرَب الدَّقائِق голямата стрелка minutová ručička den store viser der Minutenzeiger λεπτοδείκτης minutero minutiosuti عقربه دقیقه شمار minuuttiviisari grande aiguille הַמָחוֹג הַקָטַן मिनट की सूई minutna kazaljka percmutató jarum menit mínútuvísir lancetta dei minuti 長針 분침 minutinė rodyklė (pulksteņa) minūšu rādītājs jarum minit grote wijzer minuttviser wskazówka minutowa ponteiro dos minutos minutar минутная стрелка minútová ručička minutni kazalec velika kazaljka na satu minutvisare เข็มนาที yelkovan (鐘表的)分針 хвилинна стрілка گھڑی کی بڑی سوئی kim phút của đồng hồ （钟表的）分针
the minute (that)
as soon as Telephone me the minute he arrives! dadelik, onmiddellik في اللحظَه التي веднага щом jakmile i samme minut; så snart sobald αμέσως μόλις, τη στιγμή (που) en el momento en que sel hetkel kui به محض heti kun dès que בַּדַקָה जैसे ही, ज्यों ही te minute amint segera strax, um leið og appena ～するやいなや ...하자마자 kai tik tiklīdz, kolīdz sebaik sahaja zodra straks, med det samme w momencie gdy, natychmiast logo que imediat/îndată ce как только len čo; hneď ako takoj ko onog trenutka kada så snart som ทันทีที่ derhal, hemen 一...(就) у ту ж саму мить جیسے ہی ngay khi 一...（就）
to the minute
(of time) exactly; precisely The cooking time must be correct to the minute. presies so lank بالضَّبْط ، تماماً точно za minutu nøjagtig; præcis auf die Minute genau ακριβώς, με ακρίβεια λεπτού exactamente minutipealt دقیقا minuutilleen montre en main מְדוּייָק ठीक समय पर točno na minutu percnyi pontossággal tepat sekali nákvæmur (in punto) きっかり 정확히, 1분도 틀림없이 minutės tikslumu ar precizitāti līdz minūtei, ļoti precīzi tepat op de minnut af på minuttet, på slaget co do minuty exactamente la fix; după ceas точно, минута в минуту za minútu do minute natančno tačno på minuten ถูกต้อง dakik 恰好 хвилина в хвилину بالکل وقت پر đúng giờ 恰好
up to the minute
most modern or recent Her clothes are always right up to the minute; up-to-the-minute clothes. hedendaags حَتّى اللحْظَه، حَتّى آخر دقيقَه модерен podle nejnovější módy sidste mode hypermodern ό,τι πιο τελευταίο ή μοντέρνο de última moda moodne به روز ajanmukainen (du) dernier cri עַדכָּנִי आधुनिकतम u trendu legmodernebb mutakhir í samræmi við nÿjustu tísku modernissimo 最新の 최신식의 naujausias, madingiausias ultramoderns terkini meest recent siste skrik, helt à jour najmodniejszy, najbardziej aktualny na última moda (după) ultimul răcnet, ultima modă по последней моде; ультрасовременный podľa najnovšej módy po zadnji modi moderan det senaste, fullt modern ทันสมัย modern, en son 最新式的 за останньою модою; ультрасучасний جدید mới nhất 最新式的
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