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What (who) is miniature - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Miniatures; Miniature (disambiguation); Miniatures (album); Miniture
Miniature
·v A particular feature or trait.
II. Miniature ·v Lettering in red; rubric distinction.
III. Miniature ·v Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.
IV. Miniature ·vt To represent or depict in a small compass, or on a small scale.
V. Miniature ·adj Being on a small; much reduced from the reality; as, a miniature copy.
VI. Miniature ·v Originally, a painting in colors such as those in mediaeval manuscripts; in modern times, any very small painting, especially a portrait.
miniature
I. n.
Small portrait, reduced scale.
II. a.
Little, small, diminutive, tiny.
miniature
¦ adjective of a much smaller size than normal.
¦ noun
1. a thing that is much smaller than normal.
a very small bottle of spirits.
a very small and minutely detailed painting, especially a portrait.
2. a picture or decorated letter in an illuminated manuscript.
Derivatives
miniaturist noun
miniaturization or miniaturisation noun
miniaturize or miniaturise verb
Origin
C16: from Ital. miniatura, via med. L. from L. miniare 'rubricate', from minium 'red lead, vermilion' (used to mark particular words in manuscripts).
Wikipedia
Miniature
A miniature is a small-scale reproduction, or a small version. It may refer to:
- Portrait miniature, a miniature portrait painting
- Miniature art, miniature painting, engraving and sculpture
- Miniature (chess), a short chess game, typically with no more than 25 moves.
- Miniature (illuminated manuscript), a small painting in an illuminated text
- Arabic miniature, a small painting in an illuminated text
- Armenian miniature, a small painting in an illuminated text
- Persian miniature, a small painting in an illuminated text or album
- Ottoman miniature, a small painting in an illuminated text or album
- Contemporary Turkish Miniature, painting
- Mughal miniature, a small painting in an illuminated text or album
- Scale model
- Room box
- Figurine
- Miniature figure (gaming), a small figurine used in role playing games and tabletop wargames
- Miniature (alcohol), a very small bottle of an alcoholic drink
- Miniature rose
- Miniature candy, smaller variations of candy bars and candy
- Miniature effect, a physical model of a larger object used to represent it in filmmaking
- Miniature horse, a very small breed of horse
- Miniature poodle, a smaller breed of poodle (dog)
Examples of use of miniature
1. The Wee Goal is a miniature penalty area in green plastic, complete with miniature goal posts in white plastic and a miniature football hanging from a miniature crossbar.
2. Her owners breed miniature horses but Thumbelina is a further quirk of nature – a miniature of a miniature.
3. Thumbelina‘s extraordinary size has been put down to dwarfism, which makes her a miniature of a miniature.
4. Some courses look like miniature Kandinsky paintings.
5. She writes miniature novels with emotional depth.