<p><strong>noun</strong></p><ul><li>the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.</li><li>an indefinitely short space of time: Wait a minute!</li><li>an exact point in time; instant; moment: Come here this minute!</li><li>minutes, the official record of the proceedings at a meeting of a society, committee, or other group.</li><li>Chiefly British. a written summary, note, or memorandum.</li><li>a rough draft, as of a document.</li><li>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.</li></ul><p><strong>verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) min·ut·ed, min·ut·ing.</li><li>to time exactly, as movements or speed.</li><li>to make a draft of (a document or the like).</li><li>to record in a memorandum; note down.</li><li>to enter in the minutes of a meeting.</li></ul><p><strong>adjective</strong></p><ul><li>prepared in a very short time: minute pudding.</li></ul>