- minute
- min·ute 'min-ət n a 60th part of an hour of time or of a degree
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mi·nute (mi-n
tґ) [L. minuere to diminish] extremely small.
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MINUTE — Forme initiale et essentielle de l’acte notarié rédigé pour instrumenter un acte juridique dont le notaire a été constitué témoin privilégié et auquel il apporte la sanction de l’autorité qui l’a investi. Malgré son caractère matériel de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
minute — 1. (mi nu t ) s. f. 1° La soixantième partie d une heure. Une demi minute. La minute contient soixante secondes. Compter les minutes, être dans une attente qui fait trouver le temps long. • Sitôt que quelqu un arrivait... je sortais en… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Minute — Min ute, a. Of or pertaining to a minute or minutes; occurring at or marking successive minutes. [1913 Webster] {Minute bell}, a bell tolled at intervals of a minute, as to give notice of a death or a funeral. {Minute book}, a book in which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
minute — Ⅰ. minute [1] ► NOUN 1) a period of time equal to sixty seconds or a sixtieth of an hour. 2) (a minute) informal a very short time. 3) (also arc minute or minute of arc) a sixtieth of a degree of angular measurement … English terms dictionary
Minute — Mi*nute (m[imac]*n[=u]t or m[i^]*n[=u]t ), a. [L. minutus, p. p. of minuere to lessen. See {Minish}, {Minor}, and cf. {Menu}, {Minuet}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Very small; little; tiny; fine; slight; slender; inconsiderable; as, minute details. Minute … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
minute — minute1 [min′it] n. [OFr < ML minuta < L (pars) minuta (prima), (first) small (part), term used by Ptolemy for the sixtieth part of a unit in his system of fractions (of the circle, radius, day, later applied also to the hour): see MINUTE2] … English World dictionary
Minute — Min ute (?; 277), n. [LL. minuta a small portion, small coin, fr. L. minutus small: cf. F. minute. See 4th {Minute}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds. (Abbrev. m. or min.; as, 4 h. 30 m.) [1913 Webster] Four minutes … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Minute — minutė statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Dalinis plokščiojo kampo matavimo vienetas. Žymima ′: 1′ = (1/60)° = π/10800 rad. atitikmenys: angl. minute vok. Minute, f rus. минута, f pranc. minute, f ryšiai: homonimas –… … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
minute — minutė statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Dalinis plokščiojo kampo matavimo vienetas. Žymima ′: 1′ = (1/60)° = π/10800 rad. atitikmenys: angl. minute vok. Minute, f rus. минута, f pranc. minute, f ryšiai: homonimas –… … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
minutė — statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Dalinis plokščiojo kampo matavimo vienetas. Žymima ′: 1′ = (1/60)° = π/10800 rad. atitikmenys: angl. minute vok. Minute, f rus. минута, f pranc. minute, f ryšiai: homonimas – minutė … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
minute — Minute, Scheda, Schedula B. ex Iustiniano. Il vient de Minutus, Venant de Minuo. Car ordinairement on escrit une minute de lettre menuë, et tellement quellement escrite. Et que ainsi soit, il apper par ce que le contraire de la minute nous… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
