Англо-русский словарь - miniature
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miniature
1. noun
1) миниатюра; - in miniature
2) typ. заставка
3) cin. макет (модели построек и т.п. в миниатюре)
2. adj. миниатюрный Syn: see compact
3. v. изображать в миниатюре
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1.
1) малогабаритный 2) малютка 3) миниатюрный - miniature camera - miniature component - miniature diode ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
2.
adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 much smaller than normal. 2 represented on a small scale. --n. 1 any object reduced in size. 2 a small-scale minutely finished portrait. 3 this branch of painting (portrait in miniature). 4 a picture or decorated letters in an illuminated manuscript. --v.tr. represent on a smaller scale. Phrases and idioms in miniature on a small scale. miniature camera a camera producing small negatives. Derivatives miniaturist n. (in senses 2 and 3 of n.). Etymology: It. miniatura f. med.L miniatura f. L miniare rubricate, illuminate f. L minium red lead, vermilion ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
3.
I. noun Etymology: Italian miniatura art of illuminating a manuscript, from Medieval Latin, from Latin miniatus, past participle of miniare to color with minium, from minium red lead Date: circa 1586 1. a. a copy on a much reduced scale b. something small of its kind 2. a painting in an illuminated book or manuscript 3. the art of painting ~s 4. a very small portrait or other painting (as on ivory or metal) • miniaturist noun • miniaturistic adjective II. adjective Date: 1714 being or represented on a small scale Synonyms: see small ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
4.
(miniatures) 1. Miniature is used to describe something which is very small, especially a smaller version of something which is normally much bigger. ...miniature roses... He looked like a miniature version of his handsome and elegant big brother. ADJ: ADJ n 2. If you describe one thing as another thing in miniature, you mean that it is much smaller in size or scale than the other thing, but is otherwise exactly the same. Ecuador provides a perfect introduction to South America; it’s a continent in miniature... PHRASE: usu n PHR, PHR after v 3. A miniature is a very small detailed painting, often of a person. N-COUNT 4. A miniature is a very small bottle of strong alcohol such as whisky or brandy, and usually contains enough for one or two drinks. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
5.
~1 adj miniature camera/railway/garden etc a camera etc that is much smaller than a normal one ~2 n 1 in miniature exactly like something or someone but much smaller (She's her mother in miniature.) 2 a very small painting, usually of a person (a collection of Victorian miniatures) miniature golf ~ n AmE a golf game, played for fun, in which you hit a small ball through passages, over bridges and small hills etc; crazy golf BrE ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
6.
- mid-16c., from It. miniatura "manuscript illumination or small picture," from pp. of miniare "to illuminate a manuscript," from L. miniare "to paint red," from minium "red lead," used in ancient times to make red ink. Extended sense of "small" (adj.) is 18c., because pictures in medieval manuscripts were small, infl. by L. min-, root expressing smallness (minor, minimus, minutus, etc.). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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