D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Minimum

/mĭn'-əm-əm/ · Min·i·mum · IPA /ˈmɪnəməm/
01 n. The least quantity assignable, admissible, or possible, in a given case; hence, a thing of small consequence; -- opposed to maximum.
pl. Minima ((#))
  1. 1.
    The least quantity assignable, admissible, or possible, in a given case; hence, a thing of small consequence; -- opposed to maximum.
Phrases & compounds
Minimum thermometer — a thermometer for recording the lowest temperature since its last adjustment.