Толковый словарь английского языка - minute
Minute
minute
I. noun see: minor Date: 14th century 1. the 60th part of an hour of time ; 60 seconds, the 60th part of a degree of angular measure, the distance one can traverse in a ~, a short space of time ; moment , 4. a brief note (as of summary or recommendation), memorandum , draft , the official record of the proceedings of a meeting, II. transitive verb (~d; minuting) Date: 1601 to make notes or a brief summary of, III. adjective (~r; -est) Etymology: Latin minutus Date: 1606 very small ; infinitesimal , of small importance ; trifling , marked by close attention to details, see: small ~ness noun
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1. n. & v. --n. 1 the sixtieth part of an hour. 2 a distance covered in one minute (twenty minutes from the station). 3 a a moment; an instant; a point of time (expecting her any minute; the train leaves in a minute). b (prec. by the) colloq. the present time (what are you doing at the minute?). c (foll. by clause) as soon as (call me the minute you get back). 4 the sixtieth part of an angular degree. 5 (in pl.) a brief summary of the proceedings at a meeting. 6 an official memorandum authorizing or recommending a course of action. --v.tr. 1 record (proceedings) in the minutes. 2 send the minutes to (a person). Phrases and idioms just (or wait) a minute 1 a request to wait for a short time. 2 as a prelude to a query or objection. minute-gun a gun fired at intervals of a minute at funerals etc. minute hand the hand on a watch or clock which indicates minutes. minute steak a thin slice of steak to be cooked quickly. up to the minute completely up to date. Etymology: ME f. OF f. LL minuta (n.), f. fem. of minutus MINUTE(2): senses 1 & 4 of noun f. med.L pars minuta prima first minute part (cf. SECOND(2)): senses 5 & 6 perh. f. med.L minuta scriptura draft in small writing 2. adj. (minutest) 1 very small. 2 trifling, petty. 3 (of an inquiry, inquirer, etc.) accurate, detailed, precise. Derivatives minutely adv. minuteness n. Etymology: ME f. L minutus past part. of minuere lessen ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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