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minification|ˌmɪnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən|
[f. minify v. + -ation, after magnification.]
Diminution or reduction in size, appearance, importance, etc.
1904Jrnl. R. Microsc. Soc. June 281 A magnifying power which exactly balances the ten-fold minification before spoken of. 1961L. Mumford City in Hist. viii. 242 These are symptoms of the end: magnifications of demoralized power, minifications of life. 1974New Scientist 3 Oct. 61/1 The illustrations are generous in number and in size, though, talking of size, in many cases an indication of the minification would have been instructive. |