minute

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/ˈmɪnɪt/ English

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A unit of time equal to sixty seconds (one-sixtieth of an hour).“You have twenty minutes to complete the test.”
A short but unspecified time period.“Wait a minute, I’m not ready yet!”
A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a degree.“We need to be sure these maps are accurate to within one minute of arc.”
(chiefly in the plural, minutes) A (usually formal) written record of a meeting or a part of a meeting.“Let’s look at the minutes of last week’s meeting.”

Of an event, to write in a memo or the minutes of a meeting.“I’ll minute this evening’s meeting.”
To set down a short sketch or note of; to jot down; to make a minute or a brief summary of.

Very small.“They found only minute quantities of chemical residue on his clothing.”
Very careful and exact, giving small details.“The lawyer gave the witness a minute examination.”