NOUN | artifact | miniature, illumination | painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts) |
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artifact | miniature, toy | a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size | |
ADJECTIVE | all | miniature | being on a very small scale |
Sounds | mih'nihchuh.r; mih'niyahchuh.r | |
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Rhymes | allure ... Ur: 39 rhymes with uhr... |
Meaning | On a very small scale. | |
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Example | "a miniature camera" | |
Broader | small, little | Limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent |
Spanish | diminuto | |
Catalan | diminut |
Meaning | painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts). | |
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Synonym | illumination | |
Category | Middle Ages, Dark Ages | The period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance |
Broader | painting, picture | graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface |
Nouns | miniaturist | someone who paints tiny pictures in great detail |
Meaning | A copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size. | |
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Synonym | toy | |
Broader | copy | A thing made to be similar or identical to another thing |
Spanish | miniatura | |
Catalan | miniatura | |
Verbs | miniaturize, miniaturise | design or construct on a smaller scale |
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