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miniaturize, v.|ˈmɪnɪt-, ˈmɪnɪətjʊəraɪz|
[f. as prec. + -ize.]
trans. To produce in a smaller version; to render small.
1946Jrnl. R. Aeronaut. Soc. L. 945/1 The weight added to the aircraft by the installation is about 120 lb., but..this weight is based on a war-time design which could be miniaturised. 1950Ibid. LIV. 281/2 There has been a general move to miniaturise radio components with consequent saving in bulk and weight. 1957Times 28 Aug. (Radio and TV Suppl.) p. xv/2 The printed circuit gives the designer added ability to miniaturize his equipment. 1957Spaceflight I. 77/2 A single satellite would be quite unable to carry all the instruments which scientists want to send aloft, even when they are miniaturized. 1963A. Smith Throw out Two Hands xiii. 135 The camp had been miniaturised. Micro-huts had been built, with midget cooking-pots smouldering over dwarf fires. 1972Lebende Sprachen XVII. 133/1 Nowadays micro-film can be miniaturized to the point where the library on the desk can be of virtually any size required.
Hence ˈminiaturized ppl. a.
1951Electronic Engin. XXIII. 478/2 Miniaturized components generally are becoming more and more readily available. 1967M. Chandler Ceramics in Mod. World iv. 135 A whole new technology for the production of miniaturized capacitors. 1971N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 19 Dec. 7/4 The pages fall open easily,..four of the original appearing in each page of the miniaturized volumes. |