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
  • If there's snow on the ground, check for shadows made by Venus's light.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Rattlesnakes are lazy hunters that wait in the shadows for prey to approach.
    — RJ Mackenzie, Popular Science, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of shadows
Noun
  • Viral particles can spread through the air and remain infectious for up to two hours, even after an infected person leaves the area.
    — Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026
  • As Earth plows through the debris streams, tiny particles slam into our atmosphere at 65,000 miles per hour (104,607 kilometers per hour), producing dazzling streaks of light across the night sky.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of particles
Noun
  • Corey Seager is an elite hitter, but even the best hitters go through hot and cold streaks.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • No pressure, no streaks to protect, no scores to chase — just a warm little escape in the cracks of our day.
    — Robert Hart, The Verge, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of streaks
Noun
  • At a teaching apiary in College Park, bees returning to the hive with tiny granules of pollen on their legs tell her something about what is happening inside.
    — Jamal Goss, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Sand-like granules collecting in gutters, curling or missing shingles, brittle or cracking shingles, sagging sections and indoor leaks or ceiling stains are the standard indicators that a roof is failing.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of granules
Noun
  • Pet insurance covers some or all of the costs of certain veterinary services for animals — things like diagnostics, X-rays, illness treatments, prescriptions, and more – depending on the provider and the policy.
    — Aly J Yale, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026
  • However, the solar system is vast, and the Sun’s rays grow weak once a mission pushes past Mars.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of rays
Noun
  • These are called heighted neumes because the dots representing the individual notes rise and fall as precisely as if they are laid on an invisible grid.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
  • At just 70 micrometers thick, the artificial skin has an impressive resolution of 847 dots per inch (dpi), fine enough to detail individual fingerprint ridges.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of dots
Noun
  • Escobar can begin teaching them letters, syllables and how to put words together.
    — Emily Woodruff, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Those 20 words--all but three of them single syllables--summon a flood of thoughts and images and memories and ruminations.
    — Dana Kelley, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of syllables
Noun
  • The primordial puddle also has other molecules, simpler raw ingredients that can, under the correct circumstances, be turned into more of themselves.
    — Perri Thaler, Quanta Magazine, 10 Nov. 2026
  • In the intermediate stage sugar molecules are dehydrated and degraded, along with amino acids.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of molecules
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