minute

/ˈmi-nət/

Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin minuta, from Latin minutus small, from past participle of minuere to lessen

noun

  1. the 60th part of an hour of time : 60, seconds

  2. the 60th part of a degree of angular measure

  3. the distance one can traverse in a minute

Its latitude is 41 degrees 55 minute north.

adjective

  1. very small : infinitesimal

  2. of small importance : trifling

  3. marked by close attention to details

small little diminutive minute tiny miniature mean noticeably below average in size. small and little are often interchangeable, but small applies more to relative size determined by capacity, value, number. little is more absolute in implication often carrying the idea of petiteness, pettiness, insignificance, or immaturity.

verb

  1. to make notes or a brief summary of