English noun: minim | |||
1. | minim (quantity) a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 1/60th fluid dram or 0.059194 cubic centimeters | ||
Broader (hypernym) | British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit | ||
Part meronym | drachm, fluid drachm, fluid dram, fluidram | ||
2. | minim (quantity) a United States liquid unit equal to 1/60 fluidram | ||
Broader (hypernym) | United States liquid unit | ||
Part meronym | drachm, fluid drachm, fluid dram, fluidram | ||
3. | minim (communication) a musical note having the time value of half a whole note | ||
Synonyms | half note | ||
Broader (hypernym) | musical note, note, tone | ||