part of hour; 1[countable] (abbreviation min.) each of the 60 parts of an hour, that are equal to 60 seconds It's four minutes to six.

​. [countable] · ​. [singular] (informal) a very short time · ​. [singular] an exact moment in time · ​[countable] each of the 60 equal parts of a degree, used in ...

extremely small, synonym tiny, minute amounts of chemicals in the water, The kitchen on the boat is minute.

The space of a minute (also †minute while); a short space of time, an instant, a moment. Frequently used emphatically in negative constructions, ...

to write down something that is said at a meeting in the official record (=the minutes) I'd like that last remark to be minuted.

This word is now obsolete. It is only recorded in the Middle English period (1150—1500). See meaning & use ...

​to write down something that is said at a meeting in the official record (= the minutes). be minuted I'd like that last remark to be minuted.

extremely small, synonym tiny, Extra Examples Even minute amounts of bacteria in the water supply can cause disease.

6 дней назад · any of the 60 parts that an hour is divided into; 60 seconds: It takes me 20 minutes to get to work. a minute A minute is also a very short time.

the hand on a watch or clock that points to the minutes. Definitions on the go. Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford ...