minute

  • (s) infinitely or immeasurably small
    • two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm
    • reduced to a microscopic scale
    infinitesimal,
  • (s) characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
    • a minute inspection of the grounds
    • a narrow scrutiny
    • an exact and minute report
    narrow,

Nouns

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

Synonyms

min infinitesimal narrow mo moment second bit instant arcminute minute of arc hour

Words of close approximity

minus
minuet Minuit
minute book minute gun minute hand minutely Minuteman minuteness minute of arc minutes minute steak