(ethics) A standard or principle upheld as indispensable for moral conduct, whether within a particular context or in general.

The smallest possible quantity or the least fulfilling, but still adequate, condition that is required, acceptable, or suitable for some purpose.

Alternative form of Maunder Minimum

(astronomy) A period similar to the Maunder Minimum observed on a star other than the Sun.

(astronomy) The period between 1645 and 1715 marked by records and other indications of very low levels of sunspot activity of Earth's sun, corresponding to a period of global cooling.

plural of moral minimum

Of a prison, having limited security and offering prisoners certain freedoms.

(roller derby) The test of roller skating ability which all competitors must pass in order to play.

absolute minimum; the least of all minimums.

A facility or part of a facility with minimal restrictions, designed to hold the least dangerous criminals of society.