Noun: minutia (minutiae) mi'n(y)oo-sh(ee-)u or mI'n(y)oo-sh(ee-)u
- A small or minor detail
"he had memorized the many minutiae of the legal code"
- (biometrics, forensics) Any of the major features of a fingerprint that allow prints to be compared
"The major minutia features of fingerprint ridges are ridge ending, bifurcation, and short ridge (or dot)"
Derived forms: minutiae
Type of: detail, item, point, quality
Encyclopedia: Minutia