Look up: Minute

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   minute
   [adj] - characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination 2. [n] - a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour 3. [n] - a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree 4. [n] - a short note
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   Minute
   The main definition for the minute is as 60 seconds within the definition of time. However, it is also defined as 1/60 of a degree.Unit of Time1 minute = 60 seconds.1 sidereal minute = 59.83617 seconds.Angle1 minute = 60 seconds = 1/60 degree (°)
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   minute
   original copy of a deed which is kept by the authorities or by the notary Category: Law
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   Minute
   Definition (keystage 1) A minute is a way to measure time. There are 60 seconds in 1 minute and 60 minutes in 1 hour.
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   Minute
   Definition (keystage 3) A measure of time - a 60 th of a hour. One minute equals 60 seconds. <br /> It is also a measure of angle - it is a 60 th of a degree, and one minute of an <br />angle is also equal to 60 seconds of angle.<br /> The symbol for a minute is ' <br /> 1' = 60 sec (time) and 1' = 60' (angle)
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   Minute
   Definition (keystage 3) A unit of time, equal to 60 seconds, or one-sixtieth of an hour.
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   Minute
   Min'ute noun [ Late Latin minuta a small portion, small coin, from Latin minutus small: confer French minute . See 4th Minute .] 1. The sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds. (Abbrev. m.; as, 4 h. 30 m. ) « Four minutes , that is to say, minutes of an hour.» Chaucer. 2. The sixtieth part of a degree; sixty s ...
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   Minute
   Min'ute adjective Of or pertaining to a minute or minutes; occurring at or marking successive minutes. Minute bell , a bell tolled at intervals of a minute, as to give notice of a death or a funeral. -- Minute book , a book in which written minutes are entered. -- Minute glass , a glass measuring a minute or minutes by the running of sand. -- ...
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   Minute
   Min'ute transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Minuted ; present participle & verbal noun Minuting .] To set down a short sketch or note of; to jot down; to make a minute or a brief summary of. « The Empress of Russia, with her own hand, minuted an edict for universal tolerance.» Bancroft.
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    Minute
    Mi·nute' adjective [ Latin minutus , past participle of minuere to lessen. See Minish , Minor , and confer Menu , Minuet .] 1. Very small; little; tiny; fine; slight; slender; inconsiderable. ' Minute drops.' Milton. 2. Attentive to small things; paying attention to details; critical; particular; precise; as, a minute
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    minute
    1. The sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds. (Abbrev. M.; as, 4 h. 30 m) 'Four minutes, that is to say, minutes of an hour.' (Chaucer) ... 2. The sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds (Marked thus ('); as, 10 deg 20') ... 3. A nautical or a geographic mile. ... 4. A coin; a half farthing. ... 5. A very small part of anything, or anything very sma ...
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    minute
    narrow adjective characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; `a minute inspection of the grounds`; `a narrow scrutiny`; `an exact and minute report`
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    minute
    noun a short note; `the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting`
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    minute
    min noun a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour; `he ran a 4 minute mile`
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    minute
    arcminute noun a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
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    minute
    noun an indefinitely short time; `wait just a moment`; `it only takes a minute`; `in just a bit`
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    Minute
    • (p. pr. & vb. n.) To set down a short sketch or note of; to jot down; to make a minute or a brief summary of. • (n.) A point of time; a moment. • (a.) Of or pertaining to a minute or minutes; occurring at or marking successive minutes. • (a.) Very small; little; tiny; fine; slight; slender; inconsiderable. • (n.) The sixt...
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    minute
    in timekeeping, 60 seconds, now defined in terms of radiation emitted from atoms of the element cesium under specified conditions. The minute was ...
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