The scientist examined the minute details of the fossil under a powerful microscope to identify its species.
科学家在强力显微镜下检查化石的微小细节，以确定其物种。
A survey asked residents of four neighborhoods how many minutes, on average, they spend on outdoor exercise per week, and cross-referenced this with the distance from each neighborhood to the nearest public park:
From a Command of Evidence: Quantitative question · Information and Ideas
- Old Faithful, in Yellowstone National Park, erupts roughly every 60 to 110 minutes.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Nutrition researcher Elena Papadakis found that participants who ate meals slowly, taking at least 20 minutes per meal, consumed fewer total calories than those who ate the same meals quickly.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
Which choice best defines “minute”?
B — Extremely small. “minute” means extremely small.
Which word means “extremely small”?
B — minute. “minute” means extremely small.
minute — extremely small. In Chinese: 微小的，细微的.
minute is pronounced /maɪˈnuːt/.
The scientist examined the minute details of the fossil under a powerful microscope to identify its species. (科学家在强力显微镜下检查化石的微小细节，以确定其物种。)
tiny, minuscule, microscopic — all close in meaning to minute (extremely small).
huge, enormous — each the opposite of minute (extremely small).
Yes. minute is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
mini(small)+ute