MINOMET (az mina va rusi metat— partoftan, davo dodan), minaparron, yake az aslihahoi artillerii suftamila. Baroi moneahoi tabiiro bartaraf karda, az bolo ba dushman partoftani minaho istifoda burda meshavad. Minomet baroi nostu nobud kardani quvvahoi dar maydoni kushod va khandaqho budan dushman va inchunin baroi torumori vositahoi otashfishoni on tain shudaast. Minomet az aslihahoi muqarrarii artilleri bo oddigin sokht, vazni nisbatan sabuk, traektoriyai kajkhatta doshtani snaryad (mina) va bo dig. khosiyathoyash farq mekunad. Qismhoi asosii Minomet inhoand: mila, lafeti dupoya. takyagoh, nishongirak, mekhanizmi idorakuni, mekhanizmi ufuqro muayyankunanda. Az Minomet minahon oskolkavi. dudkunanda, otashfishon va fugaso meparronand.
Minometro bori avval dar Jangi russu yapon (1904—05) qushunhoi rus ba kor burdaand. Dar Jangi duyumi jahoni onro hamai armiyaho istifoda kardaand. Hozir quvvahoi musallahi bisyor mamlakatho Minomethoi kalibrashon gunogun (az 81 to 240 mm) dorand. Snaryadi onho az 3 to 130 kg, masofai tirparroniashon az 2,5 to 10 km, massaashon dar holati jangi az 35 to 3600 kg meboshand. Gayp az Minomethoi muqarrari boz Minomethoe vujud dorand, ki onhoro asosan baroi parrondani snaryadhoi reaktivi istifoda mebarand. Chunin Minometho dar davrai Jangi Buzurgi Vatani (1941— 45) bo nomi «Katyusha» mashhur budand.