The sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds. (Abbrev. m.; as, 4 h. 30 m.), The sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds (Marked thus ('); as, 10¡ 20')., A nautical or a geographic mile., A coin; a half farthing., A very small part of anything, or anything very small; a jot; a tittle., A point of time; a moment., The memorandum; a record; a note to preserve the memory of anything; as, to take minutes of a contract; to take minutes of a conversation or debate., A fixed part of a module. See Module., Of or pertaining to a minute or minutes; occurring at or marking successive minutes., To set down a short sketch or note of; to jot down; to make a minute or a brief summary of., Very small; little; tiny; fine; slight; slender; inconsiderable., Attentive to small things; paying attention to details; critical; particular; precise; as, a minute observer; minute observation.
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It is spelled minute. This is confusing to some people because it is the same spelling as the word minute meaning sixty seconds. Minute means extremely small like in size or amount.
Cycles per minute
One meaning of "minute" is a unit of time equal to 60 seconds. The other meaning is to describe something very small or detailed.
Words such as "minute" that are spelled the same but have different meanings and pronunciations are called homographs.
A minute owl is a small owl. It's not a breed of owl in Harry Potter, but they call it "minute owl" because minute, in this case, is meaning "small".
The homograph of "minute" is pronounced differently based on its meaning. As a noun referring to a unit of time, it is pronounced "my-nuht." As an adjective meaning small or insignificant, it is pronounced "min-it."
No, "minute" is not a homophone. It is pronounced differently based on its meaning - "MIN-it" for a unit of time and "my-NOOT" for tiny or very small.
Pin it, spin it, win it. * * * * * There are two pronunciations of minute. The one above refers to minute as a measure of time. But there is also minute, meaning very small. That rhymes with dilute.
Tiny, minute, ...
Revolutions Per Minute ( RPM )
The literal meaning of the French phrase j'ai fini entrer dans une minute' is "I finally enter in a minute". Essentially, it means, "I will be there in a minute" in English.