Etymology

microminiaturize

Today it means: To construct an extremely small-scale device, especially one used for electronic circuitry or microfluidics. Full definition →

English miniature ← Italian miniatura
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  1. Englishmicro-
  2. Italianminiatura
  3. Englishminiature
  4. English todaymicrominiaturize

From micro- + miniature + -ize.

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