of or using extremely small electronic parts, circuits, etc.
microminiature in American English
(ˌmaikrouˈmɪniətʃər, -ˌtʃur, -ˈmɪnə-)
adjective
built on an extremely small scale, smaller than subminiature, esp. of electronic equipment with small solid-state components in the place of vacuum tubes
Word origin
[1955–60; micro- + miniature]This word is first recorded in the period 1955–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: backgrounder, life-support, opioid, rite of passage, rolloutmicro- is a combining form with the meanings “small” (microcosm; microgamete), “very small in comparison with others of its kind” (microcomputer; microlith), “too small to be seen by the unaided eye” (microfossil; microorganism), “dealing with extremely minute organisms, organic structures, or quantities ofa substance” (microdissection; microscope), “localized, restricted in scope or area” (microburst; microhabitat), “(of a discipline) focusing on a restricted area” (microeconomics), “containing or dealing with texts that require enlargement to be read” (microfilm; microreader), “one millionth” (microgram)
Examples of 'microminiature' in a sentence
microminiature
The research aims to develop a microminiature converter for electrical steel investigation.
Malikov Vladimir, Dmitriev Sergey, Ishkov Alexey, Katasonov Alexander, Sagalakov Anatoly 2018, 'Investigation of steel to dielectric transition using microminiature eddy-currentconverter', MATEC Web of Conferenceshttps://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201714303005. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)