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min

min

2 1.5
A short form of minute that equals 60 seconds
  • noun
  • /mɪn/
translation icon : minuto
  • The meeting will last approximately 30 min before we break for lunch.
  • prep: 10 min
  • hrs and min
  • 10 min

Examples

  • In this case you have a min at AB.

  • Mean, Standard Deviation, and Range of Session Length, Cycling Rate, Completed FR 40 Schedules, Money Earned, and Number of Participants Who Terminated the Session at the 45 Min Maximum PREFORMATTED TABLE

    Academic text (2007)

  • The statistic types supported are AVERAGE, MIN, MAX, STANDARD DEVIATION, SUMMARIZE, and COUNT.

    Blog text (14)

  • You should wait for at least 15 min to let the dish cool down.

  • The movie is 120 min long, so plan accordingly if you want to see it.

Synonyms

minute
vsmin
∞ 1.0

A unit of time equal to sixty seconds

is the shortened written form used as a standard abbreviation for sixty seconds

Compounds

Min dialect
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of Chinese languages spoken mainly in Fujian province and nearby parts of southeast China

Min language
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of Chinese dialects spoken mainly in Fujian, like Hokkien and Teochew

How Long

week
∞ 1.0
day
∞ 1.0
hour
∞ 1.0
min
2 1.5
second
  • Specialized
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

min singular
mins plural

Etymology

Min is the short form of minute, which comes from an old word meaning 'small' because a minute is a 'small part of an hour'. So min is used to show that short amount of time.