Look up: Minute

1. Minute
   In architecture, a minute is a proportionate measure, by which the parts of the classical orders are regulated, a minute being the sixtieth part of the lower diameter of the shaft of a column.
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2. 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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3. 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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4. minute
   original copy of a deed which is kept by the authorities or by the notary Category: Law
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5. 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. ) &#...
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6. 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 ...
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7. 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 s...
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8. 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. ' Min...
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9. 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. ... ...
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10. 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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11. minute
    noun a short note; `the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting`
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12. 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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13. minute
    arcminute noun a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
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14. minute
    noun an indefinitely short time; `wait just a moment`; `it only takes a minute`; `in just a bit`
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15. 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; sli...
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16. 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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17. Minute
    A memorandum of what takes place in court; made by authority of the court. From these minutes the record is afterwards made up. Toullier says, they are so called because the writing in which they were originally, was small, that the word is derived, from the Latin minuta, (scriptura) in opposition t...
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18. minute
    Unit of time consisting of 60 seconds; also a unit of angle equal to one sixtieth of a degree
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19. Minute
    A `minute` is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th (the first sexagesimal fraction