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min·i·a·ture  (mn--chr, -chr, mn-)
n.
1.
a. A copy or model that represents or reproduces something in a greatly reduced size.
b. Something small of its class.
2.
a. A small painting executed with great detail, often on a surface such as ivory or vellum.
b. A small portrait, picture, or decorative letter on an illuminated manuscript.
c. The art of painting miniatures.
adj.
Being on a small or greatly reduced scale. See Synonyms at small.

[Italian miniatura, illumination of manuscripts, small painting, from miniare, to illuminate, from Latin minire, to color red, from minium, red lead.]

mini·a·turist n.

miniature [ˈmɪnɪtʃə]
n
1. a model, copy, or similar representation on a very small scale
2. anything that is very small of its kind
3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a very small painting, esp a portrait, showing fine detail on ivory or vellum
4. a very small bottle of whisky or other spirits, which can hold 50 millilitres
5. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) an illuminated letter or other decoration in a manuscript
in miniature on a small scale games are real life in miniature
adj
1. greatly reduced in size
2. on a small scale; minute
[from Italian, from Medieval Latin miniātūra, from miniāre to paint red, (in illuminating manuscripts); from minium]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.miniature - painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)miniature - painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
painting, picture - graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface; "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting as an investment"; "his pictures hang in the Louvre"
Dark Ages, Middle Ages - the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance
2.miniature - a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced sizeminiature - a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size
copy - a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing; "she made a copy of the designer dress"; "the clone was a copy of its ancestor"
Adj.1.miniature - being on a very small scaleminiature - being on a very small scale; "a miniature camera"
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"

miniature
adjective small, little, minute, baby, reduced, tiny, pocket, toy, mini, wee, dwarf, scaled-down, diminutive, minuscule, midget, teeny-weeny, Lilliputian, teensy-weensy, pygmy or pigmy The farm has been selling miniature roses since 1979.
big, large, huge, great, giant, enormous, immense, enlarged, gigantic, oversize, ginormous (informal)
Translations
miniature [ˈmɪnɪtʃəʳ]
A. Nminiatura f
in miniatureen miniatura
B. ADJ (= not full-sized) → (en)miniatura; (= tiny) → diminuto
miniature clocksrelojes en miniatura
a miniature bottle of whiskyuna botellita de whisky
C. CPD miniature golf Nminigolf m
miniature poodle Ncaniche mf enano/a
miniature railway Nferrocarril m en miniatura
miniature submarine Nsubmarino m de bolsillo

miniature [ˈmɪnɪtʃər]
adj
(gen)en miniature, miniature
a miniature version → une version en miniature, une version miniature
[rose, poodle] → nain(e)
n
(= picture) → miniature f
in miniature → en miniature
miniature golf nminigolf m

miniature
nMiniatur- or Kleinausgabe f; (Art) → Miniatur f; (= bottle)Miniflasche f; in miniatureen miniature, im kleinen
adj attrMiniatur-; miniature worldMiniaturmodell nt

miniature:
miniature camera
nKleinbildkamera f
miniature golf
nMini- or Kleingolf nt; miniature courseMinigolfplatz m
miniature poodle
nZwergpudel m
miniature railway
nLiliputbahn f
miniature submarine
nKleinst-U-Boot nt

miniature [ˈmɪnɪtʃəʳ]
1. nminiatura
in miniature → in miniatura
2. adj (gen) → in miniatura; (poodle) → nano/a

miniature
adj miniature [ˈminitʃə]
smaller than normal, often very small a miniature radio. miniatuur صورَه مُصَغَّرَه جِدا миниатюрен miniaturní miniature- Miniatur-... μικροσκοπικός, σε μικρογραφία miniatura pisi- کوچک pienois- miniature מִינִיאָטוּרָה, זָעִיר लघुरूप minijaturan miniatűr bentuk mini í smækkaðri mynd in miniatura 小型の 축소된 labai mažas, miniatiūrinis miniatūrs kecil miniatuur- miniatyr, ørlite miniaturowy em miniatura mi­ni­a­­tural, în miniatură миниатюрный miniatúrny miniaturen minijaturan miniatyr- เล็กมาก çok küçük 小型的 мініатюрний بہت چھوٹی شے tiểu; nhỏ
n
1 a very small painting of a person. miniatuurportret صورَه شَخْصِيَّه صَغيرَه جِداً миниатюра miniatura miniatureportræt das Miniaturgemälde μικρογραφία miniatura miniatuur مینیاتور miniatyyri miniature מִינִיאָטוּרָה सूक्ष्म चित्र बनाना minijatura miniatűr lukisan miniatur smámynd miniatura 細密画 세밀화 miniatiūra miniatūra lukisan miniatur miniatuur miniatyrbilde/-portrett miniaturka miniatura miniatură миниатюра miniatúra miniatura minijatura miniatyr ภาพวาดขนาดเล็กมาก minyatür resim 袖珍畫像 мініатюра کسی کی بہت چھوٹی تصویر bức tiểu họa
2 a copy or model of something, made on a small scale. miniatuur نُسْخَه مُصَغَّرَه копие в малък мащаб zmenšený model miniaturemodel die Miniaturausgabe μικρογραφία, μινιατούρα miniatura makett کوچک شده چیزی pienoismalli modèle réduit מוּקטָן लघुरूप, लघुचित्र minijatura miniatűrmodell miniatur smækkuð eftirmynd, líkan (modello in scala ridotta) 小型の模型 축소 모형 miniatiūrinė kopija miniatūrkopija miniatur miniatuur miniatyr- miniatura miniatura miniatură, machetă макет zmenšený model pomanjšana kopija minijatura miniatyr สิ่งที่มีขนาดจิ๋ว ufak kopya 袖珍模型 макет کسی چیز کا نمونہ جو بہت چھوٹے پیمانے پر بنایا گیا ہو vật thu nhỏ 雏型
v miniaturize, miniaturise [ˈminiətʃəraiz]
to make something in a (much) smaller size. miniaturiseer يُصَغِّر الحَجْم миниатюризирам miniaturizovat formindske minimalisieren κατασκευάζω μινιατούρες miniaturizar pisendama, pisemaks tegema کوچک سازی miniaturiser לְהַקטִין लघुरूप देना minimizirati miniatürizál membuat miniatur miniaturizzare 小型化する 소형으로 제조하다 sumažinti, padaryti mažesnį izgatavot miniatūrkopiju membuat sesuatu dalam saiz kecil in miniatuur voorstellen kopiere i miniatyrutgave, forminske zminiaturyzować миниатюризировать miniaturizovať minimizirati smanjiti tillverka i miniatyrformat ย่อให้เล็ก minyatürleştirmek 使小型化 зображати в мініатюрі کسی چیز کو بہت چھوٹے حجم میں بنانا thu nhỏ lại 使
n miniaturization, miniaturisation [ˌminətʃəraiˈzeiʃn, (American ) ˌminiətʃuərəˈzeiʃn]
miniaturisering تَصْغير الحَجْم миниатюризация miniaturizace formindskning κατασκευή μικρογραφιών miniaturización pisendamine, pisemaks tegemine کوچک سازی miniaturisation הַקְטָנָה लघुरूपीकरण minijaturizacija pembuatan miniatur miniaturizzazione 소형화 sumažinimas miniatūrkopijas izgatavošana pengecilan saiz miniaturyzacja миниатюризация miniaturizácia minimiziranje smanjenje tillverkning av ngt i miniatyrformat การทำขนาดให้เล็กลงมา minyatürleştirme 小型化 мініатюризація چھوٹا بنانے کا عمل sự thu nhỏ lại

miniature شَكْل مُصَغّر, مُصَغَر miniatura, miniaturní miniature, miniature- Miniatur, Miniatur- μικρογραφία, μικροσκοπικός en miniatura, miniatura pienois-, pienoismalli miniature minijatura, minijaturan in miniatura, miniatura ミニチュア, ミニチュアの 축소 모형, 축소된 miniatuur, miniatuur- mini-, miniatyr miniatura, miniaturowy miniatura, miniatural миниатюра, миниатюрный miniatyr, miniatyr- เล็กมาก, สิ่งที่มีขนาดเล็กมาก minyatür thu nhỏ, vật thu nhỏ 微型的, 缩影


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She pointed to a miniature portrait, hanging above the mantelpiece.
The Prince, far more attracted by the thoughts of possessing the Princess than her promised dower, set forth in his quest after taking leave of the King and Queen, the latter giving him a miniature of her daughter which she was in the habit of wearing.
And not only were these flowers almost blinding in their vivid hues of red and gold, but each one whirled around upon its stalk like a miniature wind-mill, completely dazzling the vision of the beholders and so mystifying them that they knew not which way to turn.
 
 
 
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