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min·i·a·ture
(mĭn′ē-ə-cho͝or′, -chər, mĭn′ə-)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.
Greatly reduced in size or scale. See Synonyms at small.
[Italian miniatura, illumination of manuscripts, small painting, from miniare, to illuminate, from Latin miniāre, to color red, from minium, cinnabar, red lead (often used to adulterate cinnabar), probably of pre-Roman Iberian origin (since the Romans obtained most of their cinnabar from Spain); akin to Minius, ancient Roman name of the Miño (Minho) River of Galicia and northern Portugal.]
min′i·a·tur′ist n.
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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. (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. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) an illuminated letter or other decoration in a manuscript
6. in miniature on a small scale: games are real life in miniature.
adj
7. greatly reduced in size
8. on a small scale; minute
[C16: from Italian, from Medieval Latin miniātūra, from miniāre to paint red, (in illuminating manuscripts); from minium]
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min•i•a•ture
(ˈmɪn i ə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər, ˈmɪn ə tʃər)n.
1. a representation or image of something on a small or reduced scale.
2. something small of its class or kind.
3. a very small painting, esp. a portrait, on ivory, vellum, or the like.
4. the art of executing such a painting.
5. an illumination in an illuminated manuscript or book.
adj. 6. on or represented on a small or reduced scale: a miniature poodle.
Idioms: in miniature, of a reduced size; on a small scale: a terrarium resembling a jungle in miniature.
[1580–90; < Italian miniatura miniature painting < Medieval Latin miniātūra=miniāt(us) illuminated + -ūra -ure]
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miniature
A tiny painting (less than 6 in across), usually a portrait.
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| Noun | 1. |  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 sizecopy - 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 scale; "a miniature camera" |
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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)
big, large, huge, great, giant, enormous, immense, enlarged, gigantic, oversize, ginormous (informal)
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miniature
nounA small-scale representation of something:
Extremely small:
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Translations
صُورَةٌ مُصَّغَرَة مَرْسُومَةٌصورَه شَخْصِيَّه صَغيرَه جِداًصورَه مُصَغَّرَه جِدامِصْغَرنُسْخَه مُصَغَّرَه
miniaturaminiaturnízmenšený model
miniature-miniaturemodelminiatureportrætminiature
pienois-pienoismalli
minijaturaminijaturan
miniatűrminiatűrmodell
í smækkaîri myndsmækkuî eftirmynd, líkansmámynd
ミニチュアミニチュアの
축소 모형축소된
miniatiūraminiatiūrinė kopijapadaryti mažesnį
miniatūraminiatūrkopijaminiatūrs
miniatúraminiatúrnyzmenšený model
miniaturen
miniatyrminiatyr-
เล็กมากภาพวาดขนาดเล็กมาก
bức tiểu họathu nhỏ
miniature
[ˈmɪnɪtʃəʳ]B. ADJ (= not full-sized) → (en) miniatura; (= tiny) → diminuto
miniature clocks → relojes en miniatura
a miniature bottle of whisky → una botellita de whisky
miniature clocks → relojes en miniatura
a miniature bottle of whisky → una botellita de whisky
C. CPD miniature golf N → minigolf m
miniature poodle N → caniche mf enano/a
miniature railway N → ferrocarril m en miniatura
miniature submarine N → submarino m de bolsillo
miniature poodle N → caniche mf enano/a
miniature railway N → ferrocarril m en miniatura
miniature submarine N → submarino m de bolsillo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
miniature
[ˈmɪnɪtʃər] adj
(gen) → en miniature, miniature
a miniature version → une version en miniature, une version miniature
a miniature version → une version en miniature, une version miniature
[rose, poodle] → nain(e)
n
(= picture) → miniature f
in miniature → en miniatureminiature golf n → minigolf m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
miniature
n → Miniatur- or Kleinausgabe f; (Art) → Miniatur f; (= bottle) → Miniflasche f; in miniature → en miniature, im kleinen
miniature
:miniature camera
n → Kleinbildkamera f
miniature golf
miniature poodle
n → Zwergpudel m
miniature railway
n → Liliputbahn f
miniature submarine
n → Kleinst-U-Boot nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
miniature
(ˈminitʃə) adjective smaller than normal, often very small. a miniature radio.
noun1. a very small painting of a person.
2. a copy or model of something, made on a small scale.
miniaturize, miniaturise (ˈminiətʃəraiz) verb to make something in a (much) smaller size.
miniaturization, miniaturisation (ˌminətʃəraiˈzeiʃn) , ((American) ˌminiətʃuərəˈzeiʃn) nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
miniature
→ صُورَةٌ مُصَّغَرَة مَرْسُومَةٌ, مِصْغَر 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, ภาพวาดขนาดเล็กมาก minyatür bức tiểu họa, thu nhỏ 微型的, 缩影Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009