miniature
(adjective) being on a very small scale; “a miniature camera”
miniature, toy
(noun) a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size
miniature, illumination
(noun) painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
miniature (plural miniatures)
Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.
A small version of something; a model of reduced scale.
A small, highly detailed painting, a portrait miniature.
The art of painting such highly detailed miniature works.
An illustration in an illuminated manuscript.
A musical composition which is short in duration.
(chess) A chess game which is concluded with very few moves.
(RPG, board games) A token in a game representing a unit or character.
Lettering in red; rubric distinction.
A particular feature or trait.
miniature (comparative more miniature, superlative most miniature)
Smaller than normal.
miniature (third-person singular simple present miniatures, present participle miniaturing, simple past and past participle miniatured)
(transitive) To make smaller than normal; to reproduce in miniature.
Source: Wiktionary
Min"i*a*ture, n. Etym: [It. miniatura, fr. L. miniare. See Miniate, v.,Minium.]
1. Originally, a painting in colors such as those in mediæval manuscripts; in modern times, any very small painting, especially a portrait.
2. Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.
3. Lettering in red; rubric distinction. [Obs.]
4. A particular feature or trait. [Obs.] Massinger.
Min"i*a*ture, a.
Definition: Being on a small; much reduced from the reality; as, a miniature copy.
Min"i*a*ture, v. t.
Definition: To represent or depict in a small compass, or on a small scale.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
