miniaturization

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noun

The act or process of miniaturizing or making smaller.

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miniaturisation
OriginEnglish miniature ← Italian miniatura ← Latin minium →
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Meanings

nounminiaturization (countable and uncountable, plural miniaturizations)

plural miniaturizations · alternative miniaturisation

  1. countableuncountableThe act or process of miniaturizing or making smaller.
  2. countableuncountableSomething that has been miniaturized or made smaller.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounact of making on a greatly reduced scale

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miniaturisation
Broader
shrinking

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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

From miniature + -ization.

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Translations

French miniaturisation
  • miniaturisationact or process of miniaturizing
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APA

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“miniaturization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miniaturization. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “miniaturization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miniaturization.

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