minim

min·im  (mnm)

n.

1. Abbr. M. or min. A unit of fluid measure, as:

a. In the United States, ¹/₆₀ of a fluid dram (0.0616 milliliters).

b. In Great Britain, ¹/₂₀ of a scruple (0.0592 milliliters).

2. Music A half note.

3. An insignificantly small portion or thing.

4. A downward vertical stroke in handwriting.

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[Middle English, half note, from Medieval Latin minimus, least, from Latin; see mei-² in Indo-European roots.]

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minim [ˈmɪnɪm]

n

1. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a unit of fluid measure equal to one sixtieth of a drachm. It is approximately equal to one drop. Symbol M η

2. (Music, other) Music a note having the time value of half a semibreve Usual US and Canadian name half-note

3. a small or insignificant person or thing

4. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a downward stroke in calligraphy

adj

Rare very small; tiny

[C15 (in its musical meaning): from Latin minimus smallest]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	minim - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 1/60th fluid dram or 0.059194 cubic centimeters British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit - a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet fluid drachm, fluid dram, fluidram, drachm - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters
	2.	minim - a United States liquid unit equal to 1/60 fluidram United States liquid unit - a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System fluid drachm, fluid dram, fluidram, drachm - a unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce
	3.	minim - a musical note having the time value of half a whole note half note musical note, note, tone - a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long"

Translations

minim [ˈmɪnɪm] N → blanca f

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minim [ˈmɪnɪm] n (MUSIC) → blanche f

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minim

n (Brit Mus) → halbe Note

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minim [ˈmɪnɪm] n (Brit) (Mus) → minima

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minim [ˈmɪnɪm] n (Brit) (Mus) → minima

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minim

n minim [ˈminim]

a musical note roughly equal to a slow walking step in length. minim البَيْضاء: علامَه موسيقيَّه تُعادِل الخطْوَه половин нота půlová nota halvnode die halbe Note ήμισυ blanca poolnoot موسیقی ارام puolinuotti blanche חֲצִי תַּו एक प्रकार का राग polovinka, polunota fél hangjegy minim hálfnóta minima 半音符 이분음표 pusinė gaida pusnots minim halve noot halvnote półnuta mínima doime половинная нота polová nota polovinka minim halvnot โน้ตตัวขาว ซื่งจำนวนโน้ตสองตัวนี้รวมค่าความยาวเท่ากับโน้ต ดัวกลมหนื่งตัว และโน้ตตัวดำสองตัวรวมค่าความยาวเท่ากับโน้ตดัวขาวหนื่งดั yarım ton 半音符 половинна нота ایک موسیقی دھن جو طول میں دھیمے قدموں کی طرح ہوتی ہے chấm (bằng nửa nốt) 半音符