minor

[ˈmaɪnə]

adj

lesser or secondary in amount, extent, importance, or degree

minor burns

of or relating to the minority

below the age of legal majority

(of a scale) having a semitone between the second and third and fifth and sixth degrees (natural minor).See harmonic minor scale .See melodic minor scale .(of a key) based on the minor scale.denoting a specified key based on the minor scale.(of an interval) reduced by a semitone from the major.(of a chord, esp a triad) having a minor third above the root.(esp in jazz) of or relating to a chord built upon a minor triad and containing a minor seventh.See minor key .See minor mode

(of a term or premise) having less generality or scope than another term or proposition

of or relating to an additional secondary subject taken by a student

the younger or junior: sometimes used after the surname of a schoolboy if he has an older brother in the same school

Hunt minor

of, relating to, or denoting a set of changes rung on six bells

grandsire minor

a person or thing that is lesser or secondary

a person below the age of legal majority

a subsidiary subject in which a college or university student needs fewer credits than in his or her major

a minor key, chord, mode, or scale

a minor term or premise

a determinant associated with a particular element of a given determinant and formed by removing the row and column containing that element.the number equal to this reduced determinant

another name for Minorite

to take a minor

See major