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miniature

[min-ee-uh-cher, -choor, min-uh-cher] / ˈmɪn i ə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər, ˈmɪn ə tʃər /


NOUN
tiny thing
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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These miniature models allowed scientists to investigate developmental changes across multiple samples and compare the timing of key processes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

Uddin's photographs explore the miniature world of slime moulds, organisms that can be barely visible to the naked eye and whose fruiting structures are just one to two millimetres high.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

The miniature robots that shuttle goods break down too often.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The couple owned a miniature Australian Shepherd named Pip.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

And yet atoms can be affected by things on their own miniature scale, things so small that they are invisible to us.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Two miniatures, shown here in blown-up copies, may date from Henry and Anne’s courtship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

Conjuring fossils, keepsakes, toys and relics, these nostalgic, tactile miniatures suggest that Duchamp, the consummate iconoclast, may have believed in the aesthetic, transformational power of art after all.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

This year, the artist known as Girl Ultra qualifies for the Latin Grammy on the strength of “Blush:” a delicate EP made up of fleeting miniatures, noir impressions of EDM glamour.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2025

Thanks to a melange of practical effects, matte paintings, miniatures, models and costly, groundbreaking special effects, Donner achieved a superhero movie that looks unlike anything made in the decades since.

From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2025

Lydia talks at length about Indian carpets and miniatures, Maxine about a college class she’d once taken on Buddhist stupas.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri


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