minute
1. a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour (Freq. 83)
- he ran a 4 minute mile
• Syn:
min
• Hypernyms:
time unit, unit of time
• Part Holonyms:
hour, hr, 60 minutes
• Part Meronyms:
second, sec, s
2. an indefinitely short time (Freq. 8)
- wait just a moment
- in a mo
- it only takes a minute
- in just a bit
• Syn:
moment, mo, second, bit
• Derivationally related forms:
momentary (for: moment), momentaneous (for: moment)
• Usage Domain:
Britain (for: mo)
• Hypernyms:
time
• Hyponyms:
blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy,
split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute
3. a particular point in time (Freq. 1)
- the moment he arrived the party began
• Syn:
moment, second, instant
• Derivationally related forms:
instantaneous (for: instant)
• Hypernyms:
point, point in time
• Hyponyms:
climax, culmination, eleventh hour, last minute, moment of truth,
pinpoint, time, psychological moment
4. a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
• Syn:
arcminute, minute of arc
• Hypernyms:
angular unit
• Part Holonyms:
degree, arcdegree
• Part Meronyms:
second, arcsecond
5. distance measured by the time taken to cover it
- we live an hour from the airport
- its just 10 minutes away
• Syn:
hour
• Hypernyms:
distance
6. a short note
- the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting
• Hypernyms:
note
1. infinitely or immeasurably small (Freq. 5)
- two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm
- reduced to a microscopic scale
• Syn:
infinitesimal
• Similar to:
small, little
• Derivationally related forms:
minuteness
2. characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
- a minute inspection of the grounds
- a narrow scrutiny
- an exact and minute report
• Syn:
narrow
• Similar to:
careful
• Derivationally related forms:
minuteness
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