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to miniaturize

to miniaturize

8 7.2
To make something much smaller than usual
  • verb
  • /ˈmɪniətʃəˌraɪz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : miniaturizar
  • Low-cost deep space exploration missions will require highly miniaturized, yet highly capable and reliable avionics systems.
  • miniaturized device
  • miniaturized unit
  • miniaturized system

There was a crash program back then to miniaturize the transistor.

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Examples

  • There was a crash program back then to miniaturize the transistor.

    Big Think

  • The engineers managed to miniaturize the circuit boards, making them small enough to fit into smartwatches.

  • One of the key challenges for the researchers was to miniaturize the device.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Technology transfer includes developments in computer-assisted design and manufacturing, and miniaturized radar for security systems.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Their playhouse is a perfect miniaturized version of the big Victorian house in which Rachel lives.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • The spacecraft, designed to fit beneath a two-meter communications dish, will carry a suite of miniaturized instruments.

    Academic text (2004)

  • In his workshop, the inventor aimed to miniaturize traditional tools, enabling them to be easily carried in a pocket.

  • The latest smartphone features a miniaturized camera system that delivers high-quality images despite its small size.

Synonyms

to scale down
vsto miniaturize
8 4.0

To make something smaller in size or amount

focuses on designing things deliberately much smaller than usual
to downsize
vsto miniaturize
8 4.1

Make something smaller, like a product or living space

is used when intentionally creating items at a much smaller scale
to downscale
vsto miniaturize
1 4.3

Make something smaller or cheaper to save money

describes designing or constructing items intentionally much smaller in size
to minify
vsto miniaturize
1 8.4

To make something smaller so it uses less space or time

applies to deliberate design that makes objects much smaller physically

Antonyms

to expand
805 2.5

To grow larger in size, amount, or importance

to enlarge
70 3.0

To make something bigger in size or amount

How Small

to miniaturize
  • Specialized
8 7.2
to reduce
∞ 1.6

Surface Forms

miniaturize infinitive
miniaturized past
miniaturized past participle
miniaturizing present participle
miniaturizes third person singular

Morphology

miniaturize = miniature (transparent) = miniature + ize

Formed by adding the productive verb-forming suffix '-ize' to 'miniature', meaning 'to make or become miniature'—a direct and regular derivation.

Etymology

Miniaturize comes from miniature and the short word mini, which both mean 'small', so it means 'make small'. That's why to miniaturize something is to design or build it on a much smaller scale, like tiny cameras or medical tools.