miniature
a representation or image of something on a small or reduced scale.
a greatly reduced or abridged form or copy.
a very small painting, especially a portrait, on ivory, vellum, or the like.
the art of executing such a painting.
an illumination in an illuminated manuscript or book.
being, on, or represented on a small scale; reduced.
Idioms about miniature
in miniature, in a reduced size; on a small scale: The zoo exhibition offered a jungle in miniature.
Origin of miniature
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- su·per·min·i·a·ture, adjective
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How to use miniature in a sentence
They placed 26 individuals of six different species in cages overnight and inserted the equivalent of miniature rectal thermometers into their cloacas.
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An Ancient Site with Human Skulls on Display - Issue 89: The Dark Side | Jo Marchant | September 2, 2020 | NautilusThey’ll need miniature medical devices that fit on the spacecraft.
What will astronauts need to survive the dangerous journey to Mars? | Maria Temming | July 15, 2020 | Science NewsInstead, they use matrices with entries taken from miniature, or “modular,” number systems.
The ‘Useless’ Perspective That Transformed Mathematics | Kevin Hartnett | June 9, 2020 | Quanta MagazineScientists have been working on miniature needles for years.
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She sends a miniature of her own image to the court, envious that it will enjoy a proximity she will never attain.
Sor Juana: Mexico’s Most Erotic Poet and Its Most Dangerous Nun | Katie Baker | November 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA representative assembly, John Adams wrote in 1776, “should be in miniature an exact portrait of the people at large.”
Is It Time to Take a Chance on Random Representatives? | Michael Schulson | November 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTUnderneath, a miniature version of the bug-crazy man is revealed, himself thwacking away in an alternate dimension.
‘Interstellar’ Is Wildly Ambitious, Very Flawed, and Absolutely Worth Seeing | Marlow Stern | November 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs I stood over the mud barracks, my translator zeroed in on a miniature mud tank complete with a detailed main gun and top hatch.
Creating Consequences for South Sudan’s Political Elite | Justine Fleischner | July 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor next to no money, the photographer Christine McConnell makes cakes and cookies that are their own miniature horror movies.
The Wonderful Weirdness of Christine McConnell, Queen of Creepy Cookies | Tim Teeman | July 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTo advance in such circumstances was out of the question, he therefore set about building a miniature hut of snow.
The Giant of the North | R.M. BallantyneThe Countess drew a beautiful miniature from its case, which lay on the sofa near her, and presented it to her young charge.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterOne satisfactory way is by the use of a miniature buzzer transmitter.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn | Margaret PenroseHere and there the miniature forests of doura stood up almost still in the sunshine.
Bella Donna | Robert HichensShe was examining the ornament on the back of which was carved a miniature bar of music, with three or four notes.
The Cromptons | Mary J. Holmes
British Dictionary definitions for miniature
/ (ˈmɪnɪtʃə) /
a model, copy, or similar representation on a very small scale
anything that is very small of its kind
a very small painting, esp a portrait, showing fine detail on ivory or vellum
a very small bottle of whisky or other spirits, which can hold 50 millilitres
an illuminated letter or other decoration in a manuscript
in miniature on a small scale: games are real life in miniature
greatly reduced in size
on a small scale; minute
Origin of miniature
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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