Minute ( noun , adjective )

(As a noun)

Minute ( noun )

1. A unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour.
2. A written or recorded summary of the proceedings of a meeting.
3. A unit of angle equal to 1/60th of a degree.
4. A unit of measurement of angles, equal to 1/60th of a degree.

Origin:

From middle english minut, from old french minut, from latin minūta ("small, minute"), from minūtus ("small, minute"), from minuere ("to make small"), from minui ("to make smaller, reduce"), from proto-indo-european *mei- ("small").

Examples:

1. It will take a minute to finish.
2. The meeting lasted for an hour and a half.
3. The angle is measured in degrees and minutes.
4. The clock has a minute hand and an hour hand.
5. The minute hand is pointing at the 12.

(As an adjective)

Minute ( adjective )

1. A unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour.
2. A written or recorded summary of the proceedings of a meeting.
3. A unit of angle equal to 1/60th of a degree.
4. A unit of measurement of angles, equal to 1/60th of a degree.

Origin:

From middle english minut, from old french minut, from latin minūta ("small, minute"), from minūtus ("small, minute"), from minuere ("to make small"), from minui ("to make smaller, reduce"), from proto-indo-european *mei- ("small").

Examples:

1. It will take a minute to finish.
2. The meeting lasted for an hour and a half.
3. The angle is measured in degrees and minutes.
4. The clock has a minute hand and an hour hand.
5. The minute hand is pointing at the 12.