ultraminiaturize

especially British, ul·tra·min·i·a·tur·ise

[uhl-truh-min-ee-uh-chuh-rahyz, -min-uh-chuh-]

verb (used with object)

ultraminiaturized, ultraminiaturizing 

1. to reduce to an ultraminiature size or scale.

Other Word Forms

• ultraminiaturization noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ultraminiaturize¹

First recorded in 1940–45; ultra- + miniature + -ize