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MINIATURISATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does miniaturisation mean?
• MINIATURISATION (noun)
The noun MINIATURISATION has 1 sense:
1. act of making on a greatly reduced scale
Familiarity information: MINIATURISATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Act of making on a greatly reduced scale
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
miniaturisation; miniaturization
Hypernyms ("miniaturisation" is a kind of...):
shrinking (the act of becoming less)
Derivation:
miniaturise (design or construct on a smaller scale)
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