'Minima' definitions:
Definition of 'Minima'
From: GCIDE
- Minimum \Min"i*mum\, n.; pl. Minima. [L., fr. minimus. See Minim.] The least quantity assignable, admissible, or possible, in a given case; hence, a thing of small consequence; -- opposed to maximum. [1913 Webster]
- Minimum thermometer, a thermometer for recording the lowest temperature since its last adjustment. [1913 Webster]