ETYM Latin minutus, p. p. of minuere to lessen. Related to Minish, Minor, Menu, Minuet.
Characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; SYN. narrow.

Množina: minutes

ETYM Late Lat. minuta a small portion, small coin, from Latin minutus small: cf. French minute. Related to Minute.
1. A short note.r /> 2. A unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree; SYN. arcminute, minute of arc.
3. A unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour; SYN. min.
Also a unit of angle equal to one sixtieth of a degree.

To make notes or a brief summary of

Množina: minute books

A book in which minutes have been written.

Množina: minute guns

A gun that is discharged once every minute (usually as part of a military funeral).

Množina: minute hands

Points to the minutes; SYN. big hand, minute-hand.
The long hand that marks the minutes on the face of a watch or clock

Množina: minute of arcs

Množina: minute steaks

A thin steak that can be cooked quickly.

Minute by minute

ETYM From Minute.
In minute detail; SYN. circumstantially.

Množina: Minutemen

An American militiaman prior to the Revolutionary War.
In weaponry, a US three-stage intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with a range of about 8,000 km/5,000 mi. In US history the term was applied to members of the citizens’ militia in the 1770s. These volunteer soldiers had pledged to be available for battle at a “minute’s notice” during the American Revolution.

Množina: minutenesses

Singular of minutes is minute.

A written account of what transpired at a meeting; SYN. proceedings, transactions.