MINUTE — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ

minute

Distance measured by the time taken to cover it. Приклади
  • We live an hour from the airport.
  • Its just 10 minutes away.
A short note. Приклади
  • The secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting.
A unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree.
A unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour. Приклади
  • He ran a 4 minute mile.
A particular point in time. Приклади
  • The moment he arrived the party began.
An indefinitely short time. Приклади
  • Wait just a moment.
  • It only takes a minute.
  • In just a bit.
Characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination. Приклади
  • A minute inspection of the grounds.
  • A narrow scrutiny.
  • An exact and minute report.
Infinitely or immeasurably small. Приклади
  • Two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm.
  • Reduced to a microscopic scale.
Immeasurably small.
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