minims

Pharmaceutical liquid units

Minims is the plural of minim, a word for very small things.

In music, a minim is a half note.

In pharmacy and chemistry, a minim is a unit of liquid measure—about one drop.

In calligraphy, a minim is the shortest vertical stroke of a pen, as in the letters i, m, n, and u.

The word suggests the minimal or minute.

notation

semibreve

Note lasting four beats

rest · note · whole · half · quarter · eighth · sixteenth · duration · beat · measure

measurement

fluid

Substance that flows

  • dramSmall measure, liquid or weight
  • ounceOne-sixteenth of a pound
  • scrupleMoral doubt or hesitation

grain · apothecary · imperial · volume · tablespoon · teaspoon · gill · pint · gallon · quantity

droplet

drop

Fall or release

  • dripLiquid falling slowly
  • dribbleLeak in drops
  • beadPierced ornament for threading

globule · tincture · dose · pipette · dropper · apothecary · medicine · elixir · phial · vial

calligraphy

downstroke

Stroke moving downward

  • strokeSudden brain blood blockage
  • nibPen's writing tip
  • penInk-filled writing tool

script · lettering · serif · ascender · descender · flourish · ink · handwriting · blackletter · uncial

Opposites
measurement size

minimsgallons

Volume measurement units

hogsheads · barrels · tuns · pints · quarts

note duration (music)

minimsmaximas

Nissan's flagship sedans

breves · longs · whole notes · semiquavers

measurement system

minimsmilliliters

Small liquid measures

metric units · cubic centimeters · liters · SI units · microliters

Phrases
Family

minimal, minimum, minimize, minimalist, minimalism, minimized, minimization, minimizing, minimally

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