minute in WordNet English dictionary

1. a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
   minute  arcminute  minute of arc 
   
2. an indefinitely short time
   "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"
   moment  mo  minute  second  bit 
   
3. distance measured by the time taken to cover it
   "we live an hour from the airport"; "its just 10 minutes away"
   hour  minute 
   
4. a particular point in time
   "the moment he arrived the party began"
   moment  minute  second  instant 
   
5. a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
   "he ran a 4 minute mile"
   minute  min 
   
6. a short note
   "the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting"
   minute 
   

1. infinitely or immeasurably small
   "two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm"; "reduced to a microscopic scale"
   infinitesimal  minute 
   
2. characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
   "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report"
   minute  narrow