miniature
Pronunciation:
/ˈmɪn(ɪ)ətʃə(ɹ)//ˈmɪn(i)ətʃəɹ/noun
Definitions
Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.
A small version of something; a model of reduced scale.
Example: There was a miniature of a whaling ship in a glass bottle over the mantlepiece.
A small, highly detailed painting, a portrait miniature.
The art of painting such highly detailed miniature works.
verb
Definitions
To make smaller than normal; to reproduce in miniature.
adjective
Definitions
Smaller than normal.
Example: I find miniature dogs annoying; they seem to yap more than full-size dogs.