单词 | microminiaturize |
释义 | microminiaturizev. Chiefly Electronics and Computing. transitive. To produce (an electronic component or device, etc.) in a very much smaller version. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electronics > [verb (transitive)] > reduce in size > extremely microminiaturize1959 1959 Electronics 11 Dec. 51/2 Much of the knowledge gained in designing electronic circuits can be used directly, with only minor changes, in microminiaturizing circuits. 1963 Listener 16 May 832/3 Already..the sort of computer that only yesterday took up a whole room can be ‘microminiaturized’ so that it will go into a small suitcase. 1983 Fortune 16 May 155/2 After two years he succeeded in microminiaturizing the electron guns. 1992 M. Bishop Count Geiger's Blues lix. 315 Snagging bullets barehanded ain't too shabby. I mean, you could microminiaturize yourself and chase down escaping valence electrons like a flea-sized center fielder. Derivatives microˈminiaturized adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electronics > [adjective] > reduced in size > extremely microminiaturized1959 the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electronics > electronic devices or components > [adjective] > reduced in size > considerably subminiature1945 microminiature1958 microminiaturized1959 1959 J. E. Sensi in E. F. Horsey & M. Shergalis Proc. Symp. Microminiaturization of Electronic Assemblies i. v. 54 To realize fully the military and civilian potential of microminiaturized devices, optimum means of producing these devices in large quantities are necessary. 1972 Lebende Sprachen 17 133/1 Plessey has evolved a small microminiaturized computer. 1999 Press-Enterprise (Riverside, Calif.) (Nexis) Dec. 19 a10 Critics of our space program haven't made the connection between advanced technology—e.g., micro miniaturized solid state electronics—from space investments and the driving engine of our economy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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