MINUTE

(noun) distance measured by the time taken to cover it
"we live an hour from the airport", "its just 10 minutes away"
synonyms : hour
(noun) a short note
"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
The map maker devised the map on the basis of minutes of the arc. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
"he ran a 4 minute mile"
synonyms : min
(noun) a particular point in time
"the moment he arrived the party began"
synonyms : instant , moment , second
(noun) an indefinitely short time
"wait just a moment", "in a mo", "it only takes a minute", "in just a bit"
synonyms : bit , mo , moment , second
(adj.) characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
"a minute inspection of the grounds", "a narrow scrutiny", "an exact and minute report"
synonyms : narrow
A minute inspection of the grounds was carried out to locate the lost ring. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) infinitely or immeasurably small
"two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm", "reduced to a microscopic scale"
synonyms : infinitesimal
Toilets are filled with minute germs. -added by naila_inlas

Mnemonics for minute

(Tag: ) minu- means less or small
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