The difference between Minute and Small

When used as nouns, minute means a unit of time equal to sixty seconds (one-sixtieth of an hour), whereas small means any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.

When used as verbs, minute means of an event, to write in a memo or the minutes of a meeting, whereas small means to make little or less.

When used as adjectives, minute means very small, whereas small means not large or big.

Small is also adverb with the meaning: in a small fashion.

check bellow for the other definitions of Minute and Small

  1. Minute as a noun:

    A unit of time equal to sixty seconds (one-sixtieth of an hour).

    Examples:

    "You have twenty minutes to complete the test."

  2. Minute as a noun (informal):

    A short but unspecified time period.

    Examples:

    "Wait a minute, I’m not ready yet!"

    "synonyms: instant jiffy mo moment sec second tic"

  3. Minute as a noun:

    A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a degree.

    Examples:

    "We need to be sure these maps are accurate to within one minute of arc."

    "synonyms: minute of arc"

  4. Minute as a noun (chiefly in the plural, [[minutes]]):

    A (usually formal) written record of a meeting or a part of a meeting.

    Examples:

    "Let’s look at the minutes of last week’s meeting."

  5. Minute as a noun:

    A unit of purchase on a telephone or other network, especially a cell phone network, roughly equivalent in gross form to sixty seconds' use of the network.

    Examples:

    "If you buy this phone, you’ll get 100 free minutes."

  6. Minute as a noun:

    A point in time; a moment.

  7. Minute as a noun:

    A nautical or a geographic mile.

  8. Minute as a noun:

    An old coin, a half farthing.

  9. Minute as a noun (obsolete):

    A very small part of anything, or anything very small; a jot; a whit.

  10. Minute as a noun (architecture):

    A fixed part of a module.

  11. Minute as a noun (slang, US, Canada, dialectal):

    A while or a long unspecified period of time

    Examples:

    "Oh, I ain't heard that song in a minute!"

  1. Minute as a verb (transitive):

    Of an event, to write in a memo or the minutes of a meeting.

    Examples:

    "I’ll minute this evening’s meeting."

  2. Minute as a verb:

    To set down a short sketch or note of; to jot down; to make a minute or a brief summary of.

  1. Minute as an adjective:

    Very small.

    Examples:

    "They found only minute quantities of chemical residue on his clothing."

    "synonyms: infinitesimainsignificant minuscule tiny trace"

    "ant big enormous colossahuge significant tremendous vast"

  2. Minute as an adjective:

    Very careful and exact, giving small details.

    Examples:

    "The lawyer gave the witness a minute examination."

    "synonyms: exact exacting excruciating precise scrupulous"

  1. Small as an adjective:

    Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.

    Examples:

    "A small serving of ice cream."

    "A small group."

    "He made us all feel small."

  2. Small as an adjective (figuratively):

    Young, as a child.

    Examples:

    "Remember when the children were small?"

  3. Small as an adjective (writing, incomparable):

    Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters.

  4. Small as an adjective:

    Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; paltry; mean.

  5. Small as an adjective:

    Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short.

    Examples:

    "a small space of time"

  1. Small as an adverb:

    In a small fashion.

  2. Small as an adverb:

    In or into small pieces.

  3. Small as an adverb (obsolete):

    To a small extent.

  1. Small as a noun (rare):

    Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.

  1. Small as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To make little or less.

  2. Small as a verb (intransitive):

    To become small; to dwindle.

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