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instant
an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment: They arrived not an instant too soon. -
light infantry
foot soldiers with lightweight weapons and minimal field equipment. -
minimal art
a chiefly American style in painting and sculpture that developed in the 1960s largely in reaction against abstract expressionism, shunning illusion, decorativeness, and emotional subjectivity in favor of impersonality, simplification of form, and the use of often massive, industrially produced materials for sculpture, and extended its influence to architecture, design, dance, theater, and music. -
minimally invasive
(of medical treatments or procedures) requiring only a small incision or the insertion of an instrument into a body cavity; involving minimal damage of body tissue: minimally invasive endoscopy. -
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basal metabolism
the amount of energy required by an individual in the resting state, for such functions as breathing and circulation of the blood