Defn: The act or process of minimizing. Bentham.
MINIMIZE
Min"i*mize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Minimized; p. pr. & vb. n.
Minimizimg.]
Defn: To reduce to the smallest part or proportion possible; to reduce to a minimum. Bentham.
MINIMUM
Min"i*mum, n.; pl. Minima. Etym: [L., fr. minimus. See Minim.]
Defn: The least quantity assignable, admissible, or possible, in a given case; hence, a thing of small consequence; — opposed to Ant: maximum.
MINIMUM THERMOMETER
Minimum thermometer
Defn: , a thermometer for recording the lowest temperature since its last adjustment.
MINIMUS
Min"i*mus, n.; pl. Minimi. Etym: [L. See Minim.]
1. A being of the smallest size. [Obs.] Shak.
2. (Anat.)