1. A unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
   "he ran a 4 minute mile";
   - min
    
2. An indefinitely short time
   "it only takes a minute";
   - moment, mo, second, bit
    
3. A particular point in time
   "the minute he arrived the party began";
   - moment, second, instant
    
4. A unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
   "The separation between the two stars was measured to be 3 minutes";
   - arcminute, minute of arc
    
5. A short note
   "the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting"
    
6. Distance measured by the time taken to cover it
   "it's just 10 minutes away";
   - hour

1. Infinitely or immeasurably small
   "two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm"; "reduced to a minute scale";
   - infinitesimal
    
2. Characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
   "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "an exact and minute report";
   - narrow

1. Record in the minutes (of a meeting)
   "The secretary minuted all the important decisions made during the board meeting"
    
2. Send a short note
   "He minuted his colleagues about the change in schedule"

Derived forms: minuting, minutest, minutes, minuted, minuter

See also: careful, little, small

Type of: angular unit, distance, note, point, point in time, time, time unit, unit of time

Part of: 60 minutes, arcdegree, degree, hour, hr

Encyclopedia: Minute