distance vs minute

minute vs distance

distance and minute both are nouns.

distance is not an adjective while minute is an adjective.

distance is a verb but minute is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
distance	Yes	No	Yes	No
minute	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, minute is a hyponym of distance; that is, minute is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than distance:

distance: the property created by the space between two objects or points
minute: distance measured by the time taken to cover it

Other hyponyms of distance include way, piece, mean distance, farawayness, farness, remoteness, closeness, nearness, wavelength, focal distance, focal length, hyperfocal distance, leap, span, wheelbase, interval, separation, remove, yardage, hour, milage, mileage, elevation, hour angle.

distance (noun)	minute (noun)
the property created by the space between two objects or points	distance measured by the time taken to cover it
size of the gap between two places	a short note
indifference by personal withdrawal	a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
a distant region	a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
the interval between two times	an indefinitely short time
a remote point in time	a particular point in time

distance (adjective)	minute (adjective)
	characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
	infinitely or immeasurably small

distance (verb)	minute (verb)
go far ahead of
keep at a distance

Difference between distance and minute

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