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minima

noun

variants or minimums
plural of minimum
as in minims

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minima
  1. shadows
  2. particles
  3. streaks
  4. granules
  5. rays
  6. dots
  7. syllables
  8. molecules
Noun
  • The shadows of the trees swaying in the breeze flickered across it.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Low light can also obscure visual information rather than simply make an image darker, and nighttime conditions vary with cameras, shadows, glare and other sources of noise.
    — Bo Wang, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of shadows
Noun
  • Since particles from hotter matter generally have more momentum, the changes revealed how the fireball’s temperature varies between collisions.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The quantumness involved is simple, fleeting, and kind of unavoidable — even in a flask of dead chemicals, some tiny particles will tunnel through energetic barriers.
    — Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of particles
Noun
  • This is what gives the hair its depth and natural-looking streaks.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 25 Sep. 2026
  • While vinyl siding can be beautiful, rust streaks and mold growth can ruin its appearance, making your entire home look drab and neglected.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of streaks
Noun
  • Psyllium is taken by mouth and comes in a variety of forms, including powder, granules, capsules, liquid, and wafer.
    — Melissa Fiorenza, HEALTH, 11 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of granules
Noun
  • The Moon’s south pole harbors substantial quantities of water ice concentrated on the floors of craters away from the reach of sublimating rays of sunlight.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Quinn said after the game X-rays on Daniels’ elbow did not show a fracture.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of rays
Noun
  • Faces were often obscured with colored dots, to draw the viewer’s attention away from an image’s central figures to the surrounding elements.
    — Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
  • From the dining table below, where a young Charley often helped her grandmother fill blank planes with delicate dots, Caland could look up and see how far her line had taken her.
    — Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of dots
Noun
  • The vapors that had risen from warm bodies in the pews would have carried syllables mixed with candle-soot, distilled as condensation on the chapel windows.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Each person had a small whiteboard and marker, dividing the word up into syllables and adding symbols that showed how to pronounce certain vowels and letters.
    — Lina Ruiz September 21, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of syllables
Noun
  • The resulting signals contain information about the structure of molecules, allowing researchers to distinguish between different substances.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
  • In this event, the antibodies can grab onto molecules dangling off the outside of the egg as well as molecules secreted by the egg.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of molecules
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“Minima.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minima. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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