1. minim - Noun
2. minim - Adjective
Anything very minute; as, the minims of existence; -- applied to animalcula; and the like.
The smallest liquid measure, equal to about one drop; the sixtieth part of a fluid drachm.
One of an austere order of mendicant hermits of friars founded in the 15th century by St. Francis of Paola.
A time note, formerly the shortest in use; a half note, equal to half a semibreve, or two quarter notes or crotchets.
Minute.
Source: Webster's dictionaryBy the same reckoning, there could be two or three of the next smallest note, the "minim," (equivalent to the modern "half note") to each semibreve. Source: Internet
A minim is always a sixtieth part of a fluidrachm regardless of the character of the substance, while a drop varies from a forty-fifth to a two-hundred-and-fiftieth part, according to the surface tension of the fluid." Source: Internet
In particular, "the difference between a minim and a drop should be borne in mind when figuring doses. Source: Internet
The relation between the breve and the semibreve was called tempus, and the relation between the semibreve and the minim was called prolatio. Source: Internet
So a main would show a crotchet (or quarter note ), as shown to the right, while a main would show a minim (or half note ). Source: Internet
In contrast, the Ars Nova period introduced two important changes: the first was an even smaller subdivision of notes (semibreves, could now be divided into minim ), and the second was the development of "mensuration." Source: Internet