Nothing Special   »   [go: up one dir, main page]
Fine Dictionary

minim

WordNet
Saint Francesco da Paola, the founder of the Minims, kneels in prayer. He has a rosary in his hand. He looks up to the sky. Top right the text: Charitas.
Saint Francesco da Paola, the founder of the Minims, kneels in prayer. He has a rosary in his hand. He looks up to the sky. Top right the text: Charitas.
  1. (n) minim
    a musical note having the time value of half a whole note
  2. (n) minim
    a United States liquid unit equal to 1/60 fluidram
  3. (n) minim
    a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 1/60th fluid dram or 0.059194 cubic centimeters
Illustrations
Bird's-eye view of the Minims Church and Minimes Monastery in Brussels, the church is also called Sint-Jans and Sint-Stevenskerk of the Minims. Above, in the middle, a banderole with title. Bottom left a legend AR. Top left and right two cartouches in which a religious scene can be seen. The print shows the Miniemen Church with two towers, the left tower was never built in reality.
Bird's-eye view of the Minims Church and Minimes Monastery in Brussels, the church is also called Sint-Jans and Sint-Stevenskerk of the Minims. Above, in the middle, a banderole with title. Bottom left a legend AR. Top left and right two cartouches in which a religious scene can be seen. The print shows the Miniemen Church with two towers, the left tower was never built in reality.
Saint Francis of Paola, founder of the Order of the Minims, with a stick in his hands. In the background left, the holy heals sick people. In the margin a Bible quote from Sir. 29 in Latin.
Saint Francis of Paola, founder of the Order of the Minims, with a stick in his hands. In the background left, the holy heals sick people. In the margin a Bible quote from Sir. 29 in Latin.
Saint Francis of Paola, founder of the Order of Minims, has appeared to a group of people to heal the sick among them. On the right, a king and queen watch from a platform. In the margin a three-line caption in Latin and Dutch.
Saint Francis of Paola, founder of the Order of Minims, has appeared to a group of people to heal the sick among them. On the right, a king and queen watch from a platform. In the margin a three-line caption in Latin and Dutch.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Interesting fact
Ricin is a protein produced by the castor oil plant, Ricinus communis, which is highly toxic (the minimal lethal dose is around 1 µg / kg body weight, that means 1/15th of a milligram could kill a 150 lb. person). Ricin can be a dangerous contaminant, making the production of castor oil a precisely controlled process.
  1. Minim
    A little man or being; a dwarf.
  2. Minim
    A short poetical encomium.
  3. Minim
    (Zoöl) A small fish; a minnow.
  4. Minim
    (Mus) A time note, formerly the shortest in use; a half note, equal to half a semibreve, or two quarter notes or crotchets.
  5. Minim
    Anything very minute; as, the minims of existence; -- applied to animalcula; and the like.
  6. Minim
    Minute. "Minim forms."
  7. Minim
    (Eccl. Hist) One of an austere order of mendicant hermits or friars founded in the 15th century by St. Francis of Paola.
  8. Minim
    The smallest liquid measure, equal to about one drop; the sixtieth part of a fluid drachm, equal to one four-hundred-eightieth of a fluid ounce, or 0.06161 milliliter (U. S. measure) or 0.05919 milliliters (British measure).
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Interesting fact
The average minimal speed of birds in order to remain aloft in flight is reported to be about 16½ feet per second, or about 11 miles per hour.
  1. minim
    Very small; diminutive; pygmy.
  2. (n) minim
    A very diminutive man or being.
  3. (n) minim
    [capitalized] One of an order of monks, founded in the middle of the fifteenth century by St. Francis of Paola, confirmed by Pope Sixtus IV., and again confirmed by Pope Alexander VI. under the name of “Ordo Minimorum Ere-mitarum s. Francisci de Paula” (order of the least hermits of St. Francis of Paola). Members of this order, in addition to the usual Franciscan vows, were pledged to the observance of a perpetual Lent.
  4. (n) minim
    In musical notation, a note equivalent in timevalue to one half of a semibreve: it is now also called a half-note, but in early medieval music it was the shortest note used. Also minima.—
  5. (n) minim
    A short poem.
  6. (n) minim
    The smallest liquid measure, generally regarded as about equal to one drop. It is the sixtieth part of a fluidrachm. See apothecaries measure, under measure.
  7. (n) minim
    A small size of type, now called minion.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. (n) Minim
    min′im (med.) the smallest liquid measure, a drop, 1⁄60 drachm: :
  2. (n) Minim
    min′im (mus.) a note (formerly the shortest) equal to two crotchets
  3. (n) Minim
    min′im (Milt.) a diminutive creature: one of an austere order of mendicant friars founded about the middle of the 15th century by St Francis of Paola in Calabria (1416-1507)—called Minims (L. minimi, the least) to humble them even below the Franciscans (Friars minor)
Quotations
The more minimal the art, the more maximum the explanation.
Hilton Kramer
Etymology

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary F. minime, L. minimus, the least, smallest, a superl. of minor,: cf. It. minima, a note in music. See Minor, and cf. Minimum,

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary Fr. minime—L. minimus, minima, the smallest.

Usage in the news

Minimally Invasive Stent Treatment Aids Chronic Venous Insufficiency . dicardiology.net

Minimizing the use of segregation in prison has become the goal of corrections officials in a handful of states, with supporters saying the reduction is healthier for prisoners and cheaper for prison systems with dwindling budgets. thenewstribune.com

Johns laid the groundwork for both Pop Art and Minimalism. pbs.org

The author of more than 50 books and myriad short stories was revered by some critics and minimized by others. latimes.com

Ultrafiltration System Requires Minimal Operator Attention. qpmag.com

Depuy Synthes Spine Launches First Access System for Minimally Invasive Posterior- Lateral Fusion. mdtmag.com

Arrest of money launderer 'Dolly' in Colombia is minimal blow to Sinaloa drug cartel. csmonitor.com

A collection of financial improvements you can make right now--minimal sweat required. forbes.com

Leafy Greens Minimize Damage Caused by Workouts. mensfitness.com

Levi Strauss Tries To Minimize Water Use With New Jeans. forbes.com

In order to ensure compliance and minimize liability , employers must focus their attention on both federal and state laws. hreonline.com

Library program helps youth offenders minimize exposure to legal system. dailyranger.com

1) are placed in a controlled environment designed to minimize surface interactions. industrialheating.com

Director Aurora Guerrero sets her minimally plotted slice-of-life film in the almost entirely Mexican immigrant community of Huntington Park, in southeast Los Angeles. nypost.com

Form-fitting oxford shirts that minimize your belly. mensjournal.com

Usage in scientific papers

Thus, we will speak about R-minimal surfaces (instead of ‘really minimal real surfaces’): a real surface X is called R-minimal if any conj-invariant degree 1 holomorphic map X → Y to another real surface Y is a biholomorphism.
Real Rational Surfaces Are Quasi-Simple

With two exceptions, the real part XR of an R-minimal real rational surface X determines X up to deformation in the class of R-minimal real rational surfaces.
Real Rational Surfaces Are Quasi-Simple

The generators αr of AL , corresponding to the columns of X Z + I , span the minimal lattice J as described in [Fa2, p.564], since B comes from a minimal Seifert manifold.
Analytic invariants of boundary links

Using this we first consider the schemes of minimal rank first syzygies (g = 6, 7) respectively minimal rank second syzygies (g = 8) of the Mukai varieties Mg using representation theory.
Geometric Syzygies of Mukai Varieties and General Canonical Curves with Genus at most 8

Since ρk is irreducible,there is only one minimal orbit and this minimal orbit is non degenerate.
Geometric Syzygies of Mukai Varieties and General Canonical Curves with Genus at most 8

Usage in literature

In pursuing the story, he insists on minimizing the effect and extent of the barbaric invasions. "Hilaire Belloc" by C. Creighton Mandell

Every one has been desirous of minimizing this cost. "Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXXII, June, 1911" by E. D. Hardy

The chances of this occurring are minimized by slow and careful running to speed. "Steam Turbines" by Hubert E. Collins

In the factory, infection can be minimized because effective measures of cleanliness can be more easily applied. "Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition" by H. L. Russell

Absorption in the details of a mineral deposit makes it easy for the investigator to forget or minimize these relations. "The Economic Aspect of Geology" by C. K. Leith

Among the many interesting additions that Charles VIII made to Amboise was the great double Tours des Minimes, adjoining the royal apartments. "In Château Land" by Anne Hollingsworth Wharton

Such risks are minimized every year, and protection is greatly sought after by Moors and Jews. "In the Tail of the Peacock" by Isabel Savory

She minimized the incident by shaking down her bracelet. "Otherwise Phyllis" by Meredith Nicholson

Every precaution is taken to minimize the effect of any accident that may take place in the course of the operation. "A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1" by Georges Perrot

Security measures are necessary in order to minimize or prevent surprise, or to defeat other efforts aimed at disruption of plans. "Sound Military Decision" by U.s. Naval War College