miniaturisation

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A form of miniaturization — The act or process of miniaturizing or making smaller.

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miniaturization
OriginEnglish miniature ← Italian miniatura ← Latin minium →
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Meanings

nounminiaturisation (plural miniaturisations)

plural miniaturisations

  1. UKalternativeAlternative spelling of miniaturization.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounact of making on a greatly reduced scale

Similar
miniaturization
Broader
shrinking
Also see
miniaturization

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. LatinMinius
  2. Latinminium
  3. Italianminio
  4. Italianminiare
  5. Italianminiatura
  6. Englishminiature
  7. Englishminiaturisation

From miniature + -isation.

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APA

miniaturisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miniaturisation

MLA

“miniaturisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miniaturisation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “miniaturisation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miniaturisation.

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