Minim (Noun)

Meaning ¹

A musical note having the time value of half a whole note.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Synonyms

• Half Note

Hypernyms

• Tone
• Note

Meaning ²

A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 1/60th fluid dram or 0.059194 cubic centimeters.

Classification

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.

Examples

• The pharmacist measured out a minim of the potent liquid medication into the vial.
• To brew the tea, add one minim of the extract to the boiling water.
• The recipe called for a minim of salt to be added to the dry ingredients.
• The old recipe listed a minim of rosewater as an ingredient, but I don't know what that is.
• A minim of the essential oil was all that was needed to fragrance the entire perfume.

Hypernyms

• Imperial Capacity Unit

Meaning ³

A United States liquid unit equal to 1/60 fluidram.

Classification

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.

Examples

• The medication instructions called for a dose of 5 minims to be taken three times a day.
• The pharmacist carefully measured out the liquid medication to exactly 10 minims.
• A minim is a relatively small unit of measurement, so even a small bottle could be labeled to indicate the contents in minims.
• The old cookbook included a recipe that required 3 minims of vanilla extract to be added to the mix.
• To convert between fluidrams and minims, she remembered that there are always 60 minims in one fluidram.