minim 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of minimnext
as in micro

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minim

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noun

as in iota

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minim
  1. micro
  2. iota
  3. tiny
  4. minuscule
  5. jot
  6. infinitesimal
  7. smidgen
  8. microscopic
Adjective
  • Indeed, for the snow-viewer whose entire existence is devoted to detecting and registering slow-motion transformations occurring at both micro and macro scales, whose sacred daily mantra is lower the D, lower the D, lower the D, lower the D, the on-versus-off question is moot.
    Leath Tonino, Outside Online, 13 Jan. 2025
  • On board is a micro rover built by ispace called Tenacious as well as several commercial payloads.
    Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of micro
Noun
  • Kapadia also profiles a handful of female journalists, who, alongside the film’s array of villains, emerge as spirited heroes offering an iota of hope to counter the feeling of impending doom.
    Natalia Winkelman, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Campervan Co squeezes in a sleek, covert kitchen pod, fully adjustable three-seat bench/bed and dining area, without losing an iota of everyday driving capability.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of iota
Adjective
  • Despite their immense size, these gentle giants are filter feeders, primarily consuming plankton, small fish, and other tiny organisms by swimming with their mouths open to filter food from the water.
    Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • For what’s known as PM2.5 pollution, or tiny inhalable particles of smoke and dust, a PurpleAir sensor located south of Los Angeles International Airport simultaneously returned on Monday an air quality index of 28 on AirNow’s website, 20 on WatchDuty, and 5 on PurpleAir’s official page.
    Paresh Dave, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of tiny
Adjective
  • The minuscule creature is a baby from the species Neolithodes agassizii, a type of king crab.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Riggs won reelection by 734 votes — a minuscule margin of victory that was confirmed by two recounts.
    Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of minuscule
Noun
  • Rocketbook Core Reusable Spiral Notebook On Sale 9% off $31 Buy Now on Amazon $22 Buy Now on target For the one who takes the nicest notes and jots down pretty much everything, get them a more sustainable option.
    Mia Maguire, StyleCaster, 11 Dec. 2024
  • This could be something as simple as a quick jot in your Notes app, or super extra like an advanced Excel spreadsheet—whatever works best for you.
    Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of jot
Adjective
  • Withdrawing American forces from Syria would do little to change Washington’s overall military posture, as the current deployment to Syria represents an infinitesimal fraction of the United States’ 614,000 active-duty and reserve soldiers and marines.
    Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 3 Jan. 2025
  • By infinitesimal degrees, the actor reveals his character’s vulnerability, building to the emotional wreckage of a sobering visit to Majdanek concentration camp.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of infinitesimal
Noun
  • Only a smidgen of Leibniz’s incessant output was published in his lifetime, and there is much still to come.
    Anthony Gottlieb, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
  • And on a practical level, if each step up only reduces the error rate by a smidgen, scaling won’t be feasible.
    Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of smidgen
Adjective
  • Some are visible, such as soil and soot, but others are microscopic. PM 10 and 2.5 are microscopic solid or liquid droplets, up to 30 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair.
    Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Wildfire smoke is a mixture of water vapor, gases, and microscopic particles known as particulate matter.
    Emily Mullin, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of microscopic
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