Minute

Word MINUTE
Character 6
Hyphenation mi nute min ute
Pronunciations /ˈmɪnɪt/

Definitions and meanings of "Minute"

What do we mean by minute?

A unit of time equal to sixty seconds (one-sixtieth of an hour).

A short but unspecified time period.

A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a degree.

(chiefly in the plural, minutes) A (usually formal) written record of a meeting or a part of a meeting.

A unit of purchase on a telephone or other network, especially a cell phone network, roughly equivalent in gross form to sixty seconds' use of the network.

A point in time; a moment.

A nautical or a geographic mile.

An old coin, a half farthing.

A very small part of anything, or anything very small; a jot; a whit.

A fixed part of a module.

A while or a long unspecified period of time

Synonyms and Antonyms for Minute

The word "minute" in example sentences

The train moves a mile a minute; multiply that velocity by eighteen and it becomes eighteen miles a _minute_, but we must further multiply it by sixty to make it eighteen miles a _second_. ❋ Unknown (1876)

The first runs 1 minute while the other two are ½-minute each. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Cloud Net users just pay for calls, at 0. 9p per minute to landlines and 9. 0p per minute* to mobiles and also benefit from low cost international calls. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In the NBA, a minute is a lifetime, said Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich, who scored 18 points and pestered Celtics captain Paul Pierce defensively. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If you are in a similar situation, now, today, this minute is the perfect time to get back on track. ❋ Unknown (2010)

We don't know about you, but the only kind of crunch we want to think about at the minute is an afternoon custard cream! ❋ The Nag (2009)

The people in the country who are all furnished with arms and have what they call minute companies in every town ready to march on any alarm had a signal, it's supposed, by a light from one of the steeples in town, upon the troops embarking. ❋ Maggiemac (2009)

A Homeland Security official acknowledges there were a number of what he calls minute mentions without any details, but he would not elaborate. ❋ Unknown (2004)

"Was this wound which you characterize as minute a recent one?" ❋ Anna Katharine Green (1890)

The safety officials said there was "no immediate health hazard" to residents from the leaks, which they described as "minute," and people were urged to stay calm. ❋ By MATTHEW L. WALD (2011)

Now some of the US's most powerful women have come up with what they call minute mentoring - rapid-encounter evenings for aspiring career women who can pick up tips from those who have made it. ❋ Unknown (2009)

On my blackberry, meanwhile, I have begun to get about a message a minute from the Milan group I have signed up for. ❋ Danna Harman (2010)

Wait a minute, is this a change in tune for Sarah Palin? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Another laugh a minute from the family values crowd! ❋ Unknown (2009)

Regarding the parly and IT - they were told this from day 1 loud an clear - it; s in minute after minute. ❋ Alan Smart (2009)

Being asked if you need any help every minute is assertive, not attentive. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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