minute

Everyday

1. A minute is a short length of time; sixty minutes make an hour. tree →
2. A minute can mean a very short time: «Wait a minute». tree →
3. Said differently, minute means very, very small. tree →

In the lessons

one sixtieth of an hour: an hour has 60 minutes and a minute has 60 seconds; the long hand of a clock is the minute hand; phrases: «a minute», «wait a minute», «just a minute», «at the last minute», «minute hand»

Examples

• An hour has 60 minutes. tree →
• Tom walks for 15 minutes each day. tree →
• The bus comes in 20 minutes. tree →
• A minute has 60 seconds. tree →
• Wait a minute, I'm nearly ready! tree →
• Boil the egg for 5 minutes. tree →
• We finished the project at the last minute. tree →
• The minute hand points to 6 at half past. tree →
• “Wait a minute!” called the Scarecrow. tree →

Note

«An hour has 60 minutes.» «A minute has 60 seconds.» To change hours into minutes, multiply by 60. Trap: do not add minutes and hours without changing one into the other. Trap: «minute» (time) and «minute» (very small) are spelled the same but said differently.

In Jewish tradition

one sixtieth of an hour: an hour has 60 minutes and a minute has 60 seconds; the long hand of a clock is the minute hand; phrases: «a minute», «wait a minute», «just a minute», «at the last minute», «minute hand»

Examples

• C. to denote the absence of degrees, minutes, or seconds in their sexagesi- mal notation. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

«An hour has 60 minutes.» «A minute has 60 seconds.» To change hours into minutes, multiply by 60. Trap: do not add minutes and hours without changing one into the other. Trap: «minute» (time) and «minute» (very small) are spelled the same but said differently.