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minim

/ˈmɪn.ɪm/

Traducción: Sustantivo con varios significados: (1) unidad de volumen en los sistemas de medida imperial y estadounidense, equivalente a 1/60 de una dracma líquida; (2) nota musical equivalente a la mitad de una nota entera, también llamada blanca.

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noun

C1formalcommon/ˈmɪn.ɪm/

A noun with multiple meanings: (1) a unit of volume in the imperial and US customary systems, equal to 1/60 of a fluid dram; (2) a musical note equivalent to half a whole note, also called a half note.

  • 🇪🇸Sustantivo con varios significados: (1) unidad de volumen en los sistemas de medida imperial y estadounidense, equivalente a 1/60 de una dracma líquida; (2) nota musical equivalente a la mitad de una nota entera, también llamada blanca.
  1. Unit of volume (British) C2 formal british

    A British imperial unit of capacity for measuring small volumes of liquid or dry substances, equal to 1/60 of a fluid dram or approximately 0.0592 cubic centimeters.

    • The pharmacist measured out a minim of the tincture.
    • In old recipes, ingredients were sometimes measured in minims.
    • A single minim is a very small amount of liquid.

    🇪🇸Mínima (unidad de volumen británica)

    Sinónimos: drop

  2. Unit of volume (US) C2 formal american

    A United States customary unit of liquid volume, equal to 1/60 of a US fluidram.

    • The US minim is slightly different from the British minim.
    • The doctor prescribed a dose of five minims.
    • Converting minims to milliliters requires a precise calculation.

    🇪🇸Mínima (unidad de volumen)

    Sinónimos: drop

  3. Musical note B2 formal

    A musical note with a time value equal to half a whole note (semibreve), typically lasting two beats in common time.

    • The piece begins with a long minim.
    • In this measure, you play a minim followed by two crotchets.
    • The conductor held the minim for its full duration.

    🇪🇸Figura musical blanca

    Sinónimos: half note

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