minim
/ˈmɪnɪm/noun
1
- Music, chiefly Brit. a note having the time value of two crotchets or half a semibreve, represented by a ring with a stem【乐】〈主英〉二分音符。亦称HALF NOTE.
2
- a small Roman coin, typically of bronze极小的罗马硬币（多为铜质）。
3
- one sixtieth of a fluid drachm, about one drop of liquid量滴（液体计量单位, 等于1/60液体德拉克马, 约一滴液体的容量）。
4
- Calligraphy a short vertical stroke, as in the letters i, m, n, u【书法】短竖。
词源
late Middle English: from Latin minima, from minimus 'smallest'.