Minute meaning

What does “minute” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“minute” is a noun and adjective with 8 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour.

minute

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
“he ran a 4 minute mile”
Synonymsmin
an indefinitely short time
“wait just a moment”
“in a mo”
Synonymsmoment mo second bit
a particular point in time
“the moment he arrived the party began”
Synonymsmoment second instant
a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
Synonymsarcminute minute of arc
a short note
“the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting”
distance measured by the time taken to cover it
“we live an hour from the airport”
“its just 10 minutes away”
Synonymshour

infinitely or immeasurably small
“two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm”
“reduced to a microscopic scale”
Synonymsinfinitesimal
characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
“a minute inspection of the grounds”
“a narrow scrutiny”
Synonymsnarrow

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University