miniaturizing

ˈmɪnɪtʃəˌraɪzɪŋ

Definition

Definition of miniaturizing - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

modeling

Rare

creating small-scale models or replicas

Rare

Miniaturizing in art requires great attention to detail.

downsizing

Adjective

technology

Rare

reducing in size while maintaining functionality

Rare

Miniaturizing the components was crucial for the new smartphone design.

downsizing

shrinking

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Origin of miniaturizing

Latin, miniatura (smallness) + -ize (to make)

Examples of miniaturizing in a sentence

The museum displayed miniaturizing of famous landmarks.
Miniaturizing gadgets is a trend in tech.
They focused on miniaturizing the sensors.

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French:miniaturisation, miniaturisant, ...
German:Miniaturisierung, miniaturisierender, ...
Italian:miniaturizzazione, miniaturizzante, ...
Spanish:miniaturización, miniaturización con funcionalidad, ...
Portuguese:miniaturização, ...
Chinese:微缩, 微型化, ...
Japanese:ミニチュア化, 小型化する, ...
Arabic:تَصْغِير النَّمَاذِج, مُصَغِّر, ...
Hebrew:מִזְעוּר, מוּקְטָן, ...
Russian:миниатюризация, уменьшающий, ...
Ukrainian:мініатюризація, зменшення розміру, ...
Hindi:लघुकरण, आकार घटाना, ...
Bengali:ক্ষুদ্রায়ন, আকার হ্রাস, ...
Catalan:miniaturització, reducció de mida, ...
Czech:tvorba miniatur, vedoucí k miniaturizaci, ...
Danish:miniaturisering, størrelsesreduktion, ...
Dutch:miniaturisatie, ...
Greek:μινιατουροποίηση, μείωση μεγέθους, ...
Hungarian:miniatürizálás, miniatürizáló, ...
Khmer:ការធ្វើគំរូខ្នាតតូច, ដែលបង្រួមទំហំដោយរក្សាមុខងារដដែល, ...
Korean:소형화, 크기 축소, ...
Persian:مدل‌سازی کوچک, کاهش اندازه, ...
Polish:miniaturyzacja, zmniejszający rozmiar, ...
Portuguese (BR):miniaturização, miniaturizante, ...
Romanian:miniaturizare, reducerea dimensiunii, ...
Swedish:miniatyrisering, storleksreducering, ...
Thai:การย่อส่วน, ลดขนาด, ...
Turkish:minyatürleştirme, boyut küçültme, ...
Vietnamese:thu nhỏ mô hình, giảm kích thước, ...

miniaturize

ˈmɪnɪtʃəˌraɪz

Definition of miniaturize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

reduce size

TECH.

make smaller in size while keeping essential features intact

TECH.

The artist miniaturized the sculpture to fit on a desktop..

downsize

shrink

technology

TECH.

produce a very small version of a machine

TECH.

They miniaturize the robot for medical procedures.

compress

reduce

shrink

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Origin of miniaturize

Italian, miniatura (small painting) + -ize (suffix)

Examples of miniaturize in a sentence

The company aims to miniaturize its devices for better portability.
Scientists aim to miniaturize the device for space missions.
They miniaturize cameras for wildlife research.

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French:miniaturiser, ...
German:miniaturisieren, ...
Italian:miniaturizzare, rendere più piccolo, ...
Spanish:miniaturizar, reducir, ...
Portuguese:miniaturizar, ...
Chinese:微型化, 小型化, ...
Japanese:小型化する, ミニチュア化する, ...
Arabic:صَغَّرَ, صَغَّرَ, ...
Hebrew:לְמַזְעֵר, לְהַקְטִין, ...
Russian:уменьшить, уменьшать, ...
Ukrainian:мініатюризувати, ...
Hindi:लघुकरण करना, संक्षिप्त करना, ...
Bengali:ক্ষুদ্রাকৃতিতে তৈরি করা, ক্ষুদ্রায়িত করা, ...
Catalan:miniaturitzar, reduir, ...
Czech:miniaturizovat, ...
Danish:miniaturisere, ...
Dutch:miniaturiseren, in miniatuur uitvoeren, ...
Greek:μινιατουροποιώ, μικροποιώ, ...
Hungarian:miniaturizálni, miniatürizálni, ...
Khmer:បង្រួមខ្នាត, ធ្វើឱ្យតូចខ្លាំង, ...
Korean:소형화하다, 미니어처화하다, ...
Persian:کوچک کردن, کوچک‌سازی کرد, ...
Polish:miniaturyzować, zminiaturyzować, ...
Portuguese (BR):miniaturizar, ...
Romanian:a miniaturiza, ...
Swedish:miniatyrisera, krympa, ...
Thai:ย่อส่วน, ผลิต, ...
Turkish:minyatürleştirmek, ufaltmak, ...
Vietnamese:thu nhỏ, giảm kích thước, ...

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Definition of miniaturizing - Reverso English Dictionary

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