minuscule

min·us·cule  (mn-skyl, m-nskyl) also min·is·cule (mn-skyl)

adj.

1. Very small; tiny. See Synonyms at small.

2. Of, relating to, or written in minuscule.

n.

1. A small cursive script developed from uncial between the seventh and ninth centuries and used in medieval manuscripts.

2. A letter written in minuscule.

3. A lowercase letter.

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[French, from Latin minusculus, rather small, diminutive of minus, neuter of minor, smaller; see mei-² in Indo-European roots.]

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mi·nuscu·lar (m-nsky-lr) adj.

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minuscule [ˈmɪnəˌskjuːl]

n

1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a lower-case letter

2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) writing using such letters

3. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a small cursive 7th-century style of lettering derived from the uncial

adj

1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) relating to, printed in, or written in small letters Compare majuscule

2. very small

3. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (of letters) lower-case

[from French, from Latin (littera) minuscula very small (letter), diminutive of minor]

minuscular  [mɪˈnʌskjʊlə] adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	minuscule - the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case lower-case letter, lowercase, small letter grapheme, graphic symbol, character - a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"
	2.	minuscule - a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts cursive, cursive script, longhand, running hand - rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper
Adj.	1.	minuscule - of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries minuscular lowercase - relating to small (not capitalized) letters that were kept in the lower half of a compositor's type case; "lowercase letters; a and b and c etc" majuscule - of or relating to a style of writing characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; 4th to 8th centuries
	2.	minuscule - lowercase; "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters" small, little lowercase - relating to small (not capitalized) letters that were kept in the lower half of a compositor's type case; "lowercase letters; a and b and c etc"
	3.	minuscule - very small; "a minuscule kitchen"; "a minuscule amount of rain fell" miniscule little, small - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"

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minuscule

adjective tiny, little, minute, fine, very small, miniature, microscopic, diminutive, infinitesimal, teeny-weeny, Lilliputian, teensy-weensy reducing his handwriting to minuscule proportions

Translations

minuscule [ˈmɪnəskjuːl] ADJ → minúsculo

minuscule [ˈmɪnɪskjuːl] adj (= tiny) [number, part, proportion] → infime; [portion, detail] → minuscule
a minuscule amount → une quantité infime
minus sign n → signe m moins

minuscule

adj → winzig

minuscule [ˈmɪnəskjuːl] adj → piccolissimo/a, minuscolo/a