microminiaturize

verb

To construct an extremely small-scale device, especially one used for electronic circuitry or microfluidics.

OriginEnglish miniature ← Italian miniatura →
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Meanings

verbmicrominiaturize (third-person singular simple present microminiaturizes, present participle microminiaturizing, simple past and past participle microminiaturized)

present singular third person microminiaturizes · participle present microminiaturizing · participle past microminiaturized · past microminiaturized

  1. To construct an extremely small-scale device, especially one used for electronic circuitry or microfluidics.

Origin

  1. Englishmicro-
  2. Italianminiatura
  3. Englishminiature
  4. Englishmicrominiaturize

From micro- + miniature + -ize.

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microminiaturize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microminiaturize

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“microminiaturize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microminiaturize. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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