minute

min·ute ¹  (mnt)

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.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin (pars) minta (prma), (first) minute (part), from Latin minta, feminine of mintus, small; see minute².]

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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)]

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minute ²

Adjective

1. very small; tiny

2. precise or detailed: a minute examination [Latin minutus, past participle of minuere to diminish]

minutely adv

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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 time

2. A unit of angular measurement, such as longitude or right ascension, that is equal to ¹/₆₀ of a degree or 60 seconds.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	minute - a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour; "he ran a 4 minute mile" min 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" s, sec, second - 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
	2.	minute - an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit" mo, moment, second, 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" moment, instant, second 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 arcminute, minute of arc angular unit - a unit of measurement for angles arcdegree, degree - a measure for arcs and angles; "there are 360 degrees in a circle" arcsecond, second - a 60th part of a minute of arc; "the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here"
	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" hour 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" infinitesimal little, small - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"
	2.	minute - characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report" narrow 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"

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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)

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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

minute n [ˈmɪnɪt] → minuto;

(fig) → momento;

minutes npl [of meeting] → actas fpl

adj [maɪˈnjuːt] → diminuto; [search] → minucioso;

it is 5 minutes past 3 → son las 3 y 5 (minutos);

at the last minute → a última hora;

wait a minute! → ¡espera un momento!;

up to the minute → de última hora;

in minute detail → con todo detalle

minute¹ n [ˈmɪnɪt] → minute f (= official record); procès-verbal m, compte rendu;

minutes npl (of meeting) → procès-verbal m, compte rendu;

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

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minute² adj [maɪˈnjuːt] → minuscule (= detailed); minutieux/euse;

in minute detail → par le menu

minute¹ [maɪˈnjuːt] adj → winzig;

(search) → peinlich genau;

(detail) → kleinste(r, s);

in minute detail → in allen Einzelheiten

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minute² [ˈmɪnɪt] n → Minute f (fig); Augenblick m, Moment m;

minutes npl (of meeting) → Protokoll nt;

it is 5 minutes past 3 → es ist 5 Minuten nach 3;

wait a minute! → einen Augenblick or Moment!;

up-to-the-minute (news) → hochaktuell;

(technology) → allerneueste(r, s);

at the last minute → in letzter Minute

minute adj [maɪˈnjuːt] → minuscolo/a; [detail] → minuzioso/a

n [ˈmɪnɪt] → minuto (= official record); processo verbale, resoconto sommario;

minutes npl → verbale m; verbali mpl;

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

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minute¹

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.minuutدَقيقَهминутаminutaminutdie Minuteλεπτό της ώραςminutominutدقیقهminuuttiminuteדַקָהमिनटminutapercmenitmínútaminuto分?시간? 분minutėminūteminitminuutminuttminutaminutминутаminútaminutaminutminutนาทีdakika分(一小時的六十分之一)хвилинаگھنٹے کا ساٹھواں حصہ ، ساٹھ سیکنڈphút (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).minuutدَرَجَهминута (една шестдесета от градус в геометрията)minutaminutdie Minuteλεπτό της μοίραςminutominutدقیقه در اندازه گیری زاویهminuuttiminuteמַעֲלָהमीटिंग का विवरणminutapercmenitmínúta分?각도? 분minutėminūteminitminuutbueminuttminutaminutминутаminútaminutaminutminutจับเวลาเป็นนาทีdakika分(一度的六十分之一)мінутаزاویہ کا ساٹھواں حصہphút (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, oomblikلَحْظَه، دقيقَه، وَقْت قَصير جِداкратко времеchvilkaøjeblikdie Minuteστιγμήminutoüks hetkلحظهhetkiminuteרֶגָעबहुत कम समयvrlo kratko vrijemepillanatsebentarandartakminuto少しの間잠시, 잠깐minutė(lė)mirklissebentarogenblikøyeblikk, minuttchwilaminut, momentмгновение, моментchvíľkatrenutektrenögonblick, slagระยะเวลาอันสั้นan, lâhza一會兒мить, моментمختصر وقتrất ngắn一会儿

4 a particular point in time At that minute, the telephone rang.oomblikلَحْظَهмоментokamžikminut; øjeblikdie Minuteστιγμήmomentohetkلحظهhetkiinstantרֶגָעसमय का एक विशेष बिंदूu točno vrijemepillanatsaatandrá, stundistante瞬間순간momentasbrīdissaatogenbliki samme øyeblikk, straks, på streken, akkurat damomentinstantemomentминутаokamihtrenutektrenutakjust då, i samma stundชั่วขณะan, dakika某一時刻мить, моментکسی مخصوص لمحہ میںthời 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.notuleمَحْضَر جَلْسَهбележкиzápis; protokolreferatdas Protokollπρακτικά (πληθ.)actaprotokollصورت جلسهpöytäkirjaprocès-verbal, compte renduפְּרוֹטוֹקוֹלमीटिंग का विवरणbilješkejegyzőkönyvcatatan rapat, notulenfundargerðverbale, resoconto議事録의사록, 비망록protokolasprotokolsminit mesyuaratnotulenmøtereferat/-protokollprotokółactasproces-verbal, dare de seamăпротоколzápis; protokolzapisnikzapisnikprotokollรายงานกาีรประขุมtutanaklar會議記錄начерк; пам'ятна запискаکسی مجلس کی تحریر شدہ تفاصیلbiên 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. minuutwyserعَقْرَب الدَّقائِقголямата стрелкаminutová ručičkaden store viserder Minutenzeigerλεπτοδείκτηςminuterominutiosutiعقربه دقیقه شمارminuuttiviisarigrande aiguilleהַמָחוֹג הַקָטַןमिनट की सूईminutna kazaljkapercmutatójarum menitmínútuvísirlancetta dei minuti長針분침minutinė rodyklė(pulksteņa) minūšu rādītājsjarum minitgrote wijzerminuttviserwskazówka minutowaponteiro dos minutosminutarминутная стрелкаminútová ručičkaminutni kazalecvelika kazaljka na satuminutvisareเข็มนาทีyelkovan(鐘表的)分針хвилинна стрілкаگھڑی کی بڑی سوئیkim phút của đồng hồ（钟表的）分针

the minute (that)

as soon as Telephone me the minute he arrives!dadelik, onmiddellikفي اللحظَه التيведнага щомjakmilei samme minut; så snartsobaldαμέσως μόλις, τη στιγμή (που)en el momento en quesel hetkel kuiبه محضheti kundès queבַּדַקָהजैसे ही, ज्यों हीte minuteamintsegerastrax, um leið ogappena～するやいなや...하자마자kai tiktiklīdz, kolīdzsebaik sahajazodrastraks, med det sammew momencie gdy, natychmiastlogo queimediat/îndată ceкак толькоlen čo; hneď akotakoj koonog trenutka kadaså snart somทันทีที่derhal, hemen一...(就)у ту ж саму митьجیسے ہیngay khi一...（就）

to the minute

(of time) exactly; precisely The cooking time must be correct to the minute.presies so lankبالضَّبْط ، تماماًточноza minutunøjagtig; præcisauf die Minute genauακριβώς, με ακρίβεια λεπτούexactamenteminutipealtدقیقاminuutilleenmontre en mainמְדוּייָקठीक समय परtočno na minutupercnyi pontossággaltepat sekalinákvæmur(in punto)きっかり정확히, 1분도 틀림없이minutės tikslumuar precizitāti līdz minūtei, ļoti precīzitepatop de minnut afpå minuttet, på slagetco do minutyexactamentela fix; după ceasточно, минута в минутуza minútudo minute natančnotačnopå minutenถูกต้องdakik恰好хвилина в хвилинуبالکل وقت پرđúng 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.hedendaagsحَتّى اللحْظَه، حَتّى آخر دقيقَهмодеренpodle nejnovější módysidste modehypermodernό,τι πιο τελευταίο ή μοντέρνοde última modamoodneبه روزajanmukainen(du) dernier criעַדכָּנִיआधुनिकतमu trendulegmodernebbmutakhirí samræmi við nÿjustu tískumodernissimo最新の최신식의naujausias, madingiausiasultramodernsterkinimeest recentsiste skrik, helt à journajmodniejszy, najbardziej aktualnyna última moda(după) ultimul răcnet, ultima modăпо последней моде; ультрасовременныйpodľa najnovšej módypo zadnji modimoderandet senaste, fullt modernทันสมัยmodern, en son最新式的за останньою модою; ультрасучаснийجدیدmới nhất最新式的