Dictionary definition · minute
noun
- a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour"he ran a 4 minute mile"
- an indefinitely short time"wait just a moment"
- a particular point in time"the moment he arrived the party began"
- a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
- a short note"the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting"
- distance measured by the time taken to cover it"we live an hour from the airport"
adjective
- infinitely or immeasurably small"two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm"
- characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination"a minute inspection of the grounds"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).