miniaturizeverb [ T ]
UK usually miniaturise /ˈmɪn.ə.tʃər.aɪz//ˈmɪn.i.ə.tʃɚ.aɪz/to make a very small version of something, especially using modern technology:
New technology continues to miniaturize computer components.
The key to miniaturizing the pacemaker was the development of the transistor.
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- I don't miniaturize objects, but I love the intimacy of small paintings.
- It's proven to be a little more difficult than was anticipated to miniaturize the machinery.
- Developers wanted to use available commercial parts but that limited how much they could miniaturize the robots because the parts generally are part of a packaged unit or system.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Becoming and making smaller or less
- a nip (here) and a tuck (there) idiom
- attenuate
- axe
- bite
- bite into sth
- dive
- drain
- let sth down
- let up
- lower
- make a hole in sth idiom
- miniaturization
- minimize
- shrink
- slash
- strip sth away
- stripped down
- subside
- tail off
- take a tumble idiom
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