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- Dictionaryminute/ˈmɪnɪt/
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.
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. Dinner will be ready in just a few minutes. 4. a.
MINUTE meaning: 1. one of the 60 parts that an hour is divided into, consisting of 60 seconds: 2. used in spoken…. Learn more.
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.
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. a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree. synonyms: arcminute, minute of arc. see more. noun. a short note. “the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting” see more. Definitions of minute. adjective. infinitely or immeasurably small. “two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm”
a period of time equal to 60 seconds: It'll take you thirty minutes to get to the airport. She was ten minutes late for her interview. "Did you have a good holiday ?" "Yes, thanks. I enjoyed every minute of it." a thirty-minute journey. Fewer examples. I'll be ready in a few minutes. It all happened in the space of 10 minutes.
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.
Noun. Verb. Adjective. Idiom. Filter. noun. minutes. The sixtieth part of any of certain units. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A unit of angular measurement equal to one sixtieth of a degree, or 60 seconds. American Heritage. Similar definitions. A very short period of time; moment; instant. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
minute. 1. noun. /ˈmɪnət/. see minute 2. part of hour. [countable] (abbreviation min.) each of the 60 parts of an hour, that are equal to 60 seconds It's four minutes to six. I'll be back in a few minutes. Boil the rice for 20 minutes. a ten-minute bus ride I enjoyed every minute of the party.
