minima

noun

variants or minimums
plural of minimum
as in minims

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  1. shadows
  2. particles
  3. streaks
  4. granules
  5. rays
  6. dots
  7. syllables
  8. molecules
Noun
  • Serra’s immersive event, a rapture of colors and shadows, pays fittingly grandiose tribute to an emissary of a legendary cinematic era.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The regulatory framework — not the smell itself — determines whether cannabis use happens in the open under reasonable rules or in the shadows with none at all.
    — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of shadows
Noun
  • Some participants chose vials with liquid to dissolve the semaglutide powder that were expired, had floating particles in them or were cloudy.
    — C. Michael White, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Radioactive Planet Neutrinos are the most abundant of all the particles that have mass.
    — James Dinneen, Quanta Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of particles
Noun
  • Constant price alerts, streaks and one-tap trades work the same way.
    — Daniel Schlaepfer, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Those remnants collide with Earth's atmosphere at extremely high speeds, producing streaks of light known as shooting stars.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of streaks
Noun
  • Vortex structures At 416 nanometers, the solar surface is dominated by granules, the convection cells that carry heat from the interior.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Benefits of Rabbit Repellents Commercial rabbit repellents are easy to apply, either as a ready-to-use spray or as scatterable granules.
    — Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 18 July 2026
Definition of granules
Noun
  • About 95 percent of the UV radiation reaching Earth comes in the form of UVA rays, and those rays can come through clouds and even windows.
    — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The lens of these devices concentrates the solar rays and can damage your vision.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of rays
Noun
  • Place five dots at random, with no three dots in the same line, and hunt for the four-cornered dentless shape.
    — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Fashion week attendees experimented with scale by styling pieces with large and small dots together.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of dots
Noun
  • At its best, Abrams’ writing taps into a satisfying cadence where the syllables follow an irresistible internal logic and hit just right.
    — Molly Mary O’Brien, Pitchfork, 17 July 2026
  • Cybersecurity, with its six syllables, is by no means a small word.
    — Ipsita Mohanty, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of syllables
Noun
  • For scientists like Cohen, these molecules are an exciting area of research that could reap significant health breakthroughs.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Theoretically, this means that the plastic should be easily convertible into other, more useful molecules after replacing their chlorine atoms.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of molecules
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