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minuteness

/min-it/US // ˈmɪn ɪt //UK // (ˈmɪnɪt) //

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n.名词 noun
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    • : the sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds.
    • : an indefinitely short space of time: Wait a minute!
    • : an exact point in time; instant; moment: Come here this minute!
    • : minutes, the official record of the proceedings at a meeting of a society, committee, or other group.
    • : Chiefly British. a written summary, note, or memorandum.
    • : a rough draft, as of a document.
    • : Geometry. the sixtieth part of a degree of angular measure, often represented by the sign ′, as in 12° 10′, which is read as 12 degrees and 10 minutes.Compare angle.
v.有主动词 verb
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    min·ut·ed, min·ut·ing.

    • : to time exactly, as movements or speed.
    • : to make a draft of.
    • : to record in a memorandum; note down.
    • : to enter in the minutes of a meeting.
adj.形容词 adjective
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    • : prepared in a very short time: minute pudding.

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Examples

  • If it was up to John, he’d play in every game, play every minute out there.

  • A heady guard known for his good decision-making and winning plays, Haliburton should be able to handle rotation minutes immediately.

  • As it often turns out in this column, there was an OEIS sequence for that… but wait a minute — solver Tracy Hall just posted this sequence last weekend, meaning it was a brand new discovery.

  • For those who like to last minute shop on Christmas, it may be worth starting your holiday shopping early this year.

  • Every minute, around 750 milliliters of blood flow through the brain, giving bacteria, viruses or other blood-borne pathogens an opportunity to infect the organ.

  • Things seen in vision are described with all the minuteness of detail and sharpness of outline which belong to real existence.

  • To describe with minuteness the scene of horror that ensued would scarcely be possible.

  • I never knew or attended to the calls of frugality, or the needful minuteness of painful economy.

  • The excessive minuteness of microscopical animalcules conceals them from the human eye.

  • It is astonishing so much elevation of mind should be compatible with a spirit of detail carried to minuteness.