minute

an indefinitely short time

“it only takes a minute”

infinitely or immeasurably small

“two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm”

a particular point in time

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

“he ran a 4 minute mile”

distance measured by the time taken to cover it

“its just 10 minutes away”

characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination

“a minute inspection of the grounds”

a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree

a short note

“the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting”