- miniaturize
- miniaturize miniaturize v. t.
To design or construct on a smaller scale.
Syn: miniaturise. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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miniaturize — (v.) 1946, from MINIATURE (Cf. miniature) (adj.) + IZE (Cf. ize). Minify in same sense is from 1670s, on analogy of magnify. Related: Miniaturized; miniaturizing … Etymology dictionary
miniaturize — (Amer.) min·i·a·tur·ize || mɪnÉ™tʃʊraɪz / tʃə v. reduce to tiny or miniature size (also miniaturise) … English contemporary dictionary
miniaturize — [min′ē ə chərīz΄, min′i chərīz΄] vt. miniaturized, miniaturizing to make in a small and compact form miniaturization n … English World dictionary
miniaturize — miniaturization, n. /min ee euh cheuh ruyz , min euh /, v.t., miniaturized, miniaturizing. to make in extremely small size in order to keep volume or weight to a minimum: to miniaturize electronic equipment. Also, esp. Brit., miniaturise. [1945… … Universalium
miniaturize — [[t]mɪ̱nɪtʃəraɪz[/t]] miniaturizes, miniaturizing, miniaturized VERB If you miniaturize something such as a machine, you produce a very small version of it. [V n] ...the problems of further miniaturizing the available technologies. [V ed]… … English dictionary
miniaturize — miniature ► ADJECTIVE ▪ of a much smaller size than normal. ► NOUN 1) a thing that is much smaller than normal. 2) a very small and minutely detailed portrait. 3) a picture or decorated letter in an illuminated manuscript. DERIVATIVES miniaturize … English terms dictionary
miniaturize — transitive verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1946 to design or construct in small size • miniaturization noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
miniaturize — verb To design or construct something on a miniature scale … Wiktionary
miniaturize — min|ia|tur|ize also miniaturise BrE [ˈmınıtʃəraız US ˈmıniə ] v [T] to make something in a very small size >miniaturized adj ▪ a miniaturized listening device … Dictionary of contemporary English
miniaturize — also ise BrE verb (T) to make something in a very small size miniaturized adjective miniaturization noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
