MINIM
Dictionary entry overview: What does minim mean?
• MINIM (noun)
The noun MINIM has 3 senses:
1. a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 1/60th fluid dram or 0.059194 cubic centimeters
2. a United States liquid unit equal to 1/60 fluidram
3. a musical note having the time value of half a whole note
Familiarity information: MINIM used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• MINIM (noun)
Meaning:
A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 1/60th fluid dram or 0.059194 cubic centimeters
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("minim" is a kind of...):
British capacity unit; Imperial capacity unit (a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet)
Holonyms ("minim" is a part of...):
drachm; fluid drachm; fluid dram; fluidram (a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters)
Meaning:
A United States liquid unit equal to 1/60 fluidram
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("minim" is a kind of...):
United States liquid unit (a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System)
Holonyms ("minim" is a part of...):
drachm; fluid drachm; fluid dram; fluidram (a unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce)
Meaning:
A musical note having the time value of half a whole note
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
half note; minim
Hypernyms ("minim" is a kind of...):
musical note; note; tone (a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound)
