Meaning of 'minute'

adjective

characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination

Example: "a minute inspection of the grounds"

Synonyms: narrow

adjective

infinitely or immeasurably small

Example: "two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm"

Synonyms: infinitesimal

noun

distance measured by the time taken to cover it

Synonyms: hour

noun

a short note

Example: "the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting"

noun

a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree

Synonyms: arcminute minute of arc

noun

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

Example: "They ran a 4 minute mile."

Synonyms: min

noun

a particular point in time

Synonyms: second

noun

an indefinitely short time

Synonyms: second