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noun
- 1. a period of time equal to sixty seconds or a sixtieth of an hour: "we waited for twenty minutes"
- 2. a sixtieth of a degree of angular measurement (symbol: ʹ): "Delta Lyrae is a double star with a separation of over 10 minutes of arc"
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MINUTE definition: 1. one of the 60 parts that an hour is divided into, consisting of 60 seconds: 2. used in spoken…. Learn more.
noun. min· ute ˈmi-nət. Synonyms of minute. 1. a. : the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds. b. : the 60th part of a degree of angular measure. Its latitude is 41 degrees 55 minute north. 2. : the distance one can traverse in a minute. Five minutes down the road is a gas station. 3. : a short space of time : moment.
MINUTE meaning: 1. one of the 60 parts that an hour is divided into, consisting of 60 seconds: 2. used in spoken…. Learn more.
minute, instant, moment refer to small amounts of time. A minute, properly denoting 60 seconds, is often used loosely for any very short space of time (and may be interchangeable with second): I'll be there in just a minute.
noun. the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds. an indefinitely short space of time: Wait a minute! Synonyms: second, jiffy. an exact point in time; instant; moment: Come here this minute! minutes, the official record of the proceedings at a meeting of a society, committee, or other group.
n. 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 arcminute, 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.
Definitions of 'minute' noun and verb uses. 1. A minute is one of the sixty parts that an hour is divided into. People often say ` a minute ' or ` minutes ' when they mean a short length of time. [...] 2. The minutes of a meeting are the written records of the things that are discussed or decided at it. [...] 3.
MINUTE definition: 1. a period of time equal to 60 seconds: 2. a very short period of time: 3. very soon: . Learn more.
1. [count] a : a unit of time equal to 60 seconds : one 60th of an hour. Bake the cake for 25–30 minutes. We waited for several minutes, but no one came to the door. He can run a six- minute mile. [=he can run a mile in six minutes] b : a brief period of time : moment. I saw him a minute ago.
part of hour. [countable] (abbreviation min.) each of the 60 parts of an hour, that are equal to 60 seconds. minutes to…. It's four minutes to six. minutes past… four minutes past two. minutes after/before… five minutes after/before midnight. in… minutes I'll be back in a few minutes.
