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单词 minuteness
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minuteness

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min·ute 1

M0323100 (mĭn′ĭt)n.1. A unit of time equal to one sixtieth of an hour, or 60 seconds.2. A unit of angular measurement equal to one sixtieth of a degree, or 60 seconds. Also called arcminute, minute of arc.3. A measure of the distance one can cover in a minute: lives ten minutes from school.4. A short interval of time; moment. See Synonyms at moment.5. A specific point in time: Stop that this minute!6. A note or summary covering points to be remembered; a memorandum.7. minutes An official record of the proceedings of a meeting.tr.v. min·ut·ed, min·ut·ing, min·utes To record in a memorandum or the minutes of a meeting.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin (pars) minūta (prīma), (first) minute (part), from Latin minūta, feminine of minūtus, small; see minute2.]

mi·nute 2

M0323200 (mī-no͞ot′, -nyo͞ot′, mĭ-)adj.1. Exceptionally small; tiny. See Synonyms at small.2. Not worthy of notice; insignificant: a minute problem.3. Characterized by careful scrutiny and close examination: held a minute inspection of the grounds.
[Middle English, from Latin minūtus, past participle of minuere, to lessen; see mei- in Indo-European roots.]
mi·nute′ly adv.mi·nute′ness n.
Thesaurus
Noun1.minuteness - the property of being very small in sizeminuteness - the property of being very small in size; "hence the minuteness of detail in the painting"diminutiveness, petiteness, tininess, weenesslittleness, smallness - the property of having a relatively small size
2.minuteness - great precision; painstaking attention to details; "he examined the essay with the greatest minuteness"exactitude, exactness - the quality of being exact; "he demanded exactness in all details"; "a man of great exactitude"
Translations
微小

minute2

(maiˈnjuːt) adjective1. very small. The diamonds in the brooch were minute. 極小的 微小的2. paying attention to the smallest details. minute care. 無微不至的 详细的miˈnutely adverb 極小地,無微不至地 详细地miˈnuteness noun 極小,無微不至 微小
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minuteness

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  • noun

Synonyms for minuteness

noun the property of being very small in size

Synonyms

  • diminutiveness
  • petiteness
  • tininess
  • weeness

Related Words

  • littleness
  • smallness

noun great precision

Related Words

  • exactitude
  • exactness
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