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minim

/ˈmɪ.nɪm/

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noun

Blanche

A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.

Examples :

"The music sheet showed a series of minims, each lasting for two beats. "

La partition montrait une série de blanches, chacune durant deux temps.

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noun

Minime

A unit of volume, in the Imperial and U.S. customary systems, 1/60 fluid drachm. Approximately equal to 1 drop, 62 μL or 0.9 grain (weight) of water.

Examples :

"The recipe called for precisely five minims of vanilla extract. "

La recette demandait précisément cinq minimes d'extrait de vanille.

unit amount science technical chemistry

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Trait vertical court

A short vertical stroke used in handwriting.

Examples :

"The student's handwriting was messy, with some minims so short they were almost invisible. "

L'écriture de l'élève était brouillonne, avec des traits verticaux si courts qu'ils étaient presque invisibles.

writing language style

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noun

Quelque chose de très petit, minuscule

Anything very minute; applied to animalcula and the like.

Examples :

"the minims of existence"

Les minimes de l'existence.

biology organism animal microorganism

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Le plus petit travailleur

The smallest kind of worker in a leaf-cutter ant colony.

Examples :

"The minim in the leaf-cutter ant colony is responsible for tasks like tending to the fungus garden because they are the smallest and can easily navigate the narrow tunnels. "

Le plus petit travailleur de la colonie de fourmis coupe-feuilles est responsable de tâches telles que l'entretien du jardin de champignons, car il est le plus petit et peut facilement naviguer dans les tunnels étroits.

animal insect biology nature organism

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Nain, petit être

A little man or being; a dwarf.

Examples :

"The children giggled, convinced they had spotted a minim hiding under the mushroom in the garden. "

Les enfants gloussèrent, convaincus d'avoir aperçu un nain caché sous le champignon dans le jardin.

person being mythology

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Mené

A small fish; a minnow.

Examples :

"The small boy was excited to see a minim darting amongst the rocks in the stream. "

Le petit garçon était excité de voir un mené filer parmi les rochers dans le ruisseau.

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noun

Éloge poétique court

A short poetical encomium.

Examples :

"After Sarah won the science fair, her proud grandmother wrote a short, rhyming minim praising her intelligence and hard work. "

Après que Sarah ait gagné le concours scientifique, sa grand-mère fière a écrit un court éloge poétique rimé, louant son intelligence et son travail acharné.

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