English-Thai Dictionary
miniature
ADJ เล็ก มาก ขนาดเล็ก จิ๋ว diminutive tiny small lek-mak
miniature
N ภาพวาด ขนาดเล็ก มาก รูป เล็ก ภาพ เล็ก ภาพ ที่ ย่อส่วน ลงมา pab-wad-ka-nad-lek-mak
miniature
N สิ่ง ที่ มี ขนาดเล็ก มาก สิ่ง ที่ มี ขนาด จิ๋ว siang-ti-me-ka-nad-lek-mak
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
MINIATURE
n. 1. A painting in water colors on vellum, ivory or paper, with points or dots; sometimes in oil colors. The term is usually applied to portraits painted on a very small scale.
2. A picture or representation in a small compass, or less than the reality.
3. Red letter; rubric distinction.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
MINIATURE
Min "i *a *ture, n. Etym: [It. miniatura, fr. L. miniare. See Miniate, v.,Minium. ]
1. Originally, a painting in colors such as those in mediæval manuscripts; in modern times, any very small painting, especially a portrait.
2. Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.
3. Lettering in red; rubric distinction. [Obs. ]
4. A particular feature or trait. [Obs. ] Massinger.
MINIATURE
MINIATURE Min "i *a *ture, a.
Defn: Being on a small; much reduced from the reality; as, a miniature copy.
MINIATURE
MINIATURE Min "i *a *ture, v. t.
Defn: To represent or depict in a small compass, or on a small scale.
New American Oxford Dictionary
miniature
min i a ture |ˈmin (ē )əCHər, -ˌCHo͝or ˈmɪn (i )əˌtʃʊ (ə )r ˈmɪn (i )ətʃər | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] (esp. of a replica of something ) of a much smaller size than normal; very small: children dressed as miniature adults. ▶noun a thing that is much smaller than normal, esp. a small replica or model. • a plant or animal that is a smaller version of an existing variety or breed. • a very small and highly detailed portrait or other painting. • a picture or decorated letter in an illuminated manuscript. ▶verb [ with obj. ] rare represent on a smaller scale; reduce to miniature dimensions. PHRASES in miniature on a small scale, but otherwise a replica: a place that is Greece in miniature. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from Italian miniatura, via medieval Latin from Latin miniare ‘rubricate, illuminate, ’ from minium ‘red lead, vermilion ’ (used to mark particular words in manuscripts ).
miniature golf
min i a ture golf ▶noun an informal version of golf played on a series of short constructed obstacle courses.
Oxford Dictionary
miniature
mini |ature |ˈmɪnɪtʃə | ▶adjective very small of its kind: children dressed as miniature adults. ▶noun a thing that is much smaller than normal, especially a small replica or model. • a very small bottle of spirits. • a plant or animal that is a smaller version of an existing variety or breed. • a very small and highly detailed portrait or other painting. • a picture or decorated letter in an illuminated manuscript. ▶verb [ with obj. ] literary represent on a smaller scale. PHRASES in miniature on a small scale: a place that is Greece in miniature. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Italian miniatura, via medieval Latin from Latin miniare ‘rubricate, illuminate ’, from minium ‘red lead, vermilion ’ (used to mark particular words in manuscripts ).
miniature golf
min i a ture golf ▶noun an informal version of golf played on a series of short constructed obstacle courses.
American Oxford Thesaurus
miniature
miniature adjective a miniature railroad: small-scale, mini; tiny, little, small, minute, baby, toy, pocket, dwarf, pygmy, minuscule, diminutive, vest-pocket; informal teeny, teeny-weeny, teensy, teensy-weensy, itsy-bitsy, eensy, eensy-weensy; Scottish wee. ANTONYMS giant. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See small . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
Oxford Thesaurus
miniature
miniature adjective a miniature railway: small-scale, scaled-down, mini; tiny, little, small, minute, baby, toy, pocket, midget, dwarf, pygmy, minuscule, microscopic, nanoscopic, micro, diminutive, reduced, Lilliputian; Scottish wee; N. Amer. vest-pocket; informal teeny, teeny-weeny, teensy, teensy-weensy, weeny, itsy-bitsy, itty-bitty, eensy, eensy-weensy, tiddly, pint-sized, bite-sized; Brit. informal titchy; N. Amer. informal little-bitty. ANTONYMS giant.
French Dictionary
miniature
miniature n. f. nom féminin Peinture de très petite dimension. : Une jolie miniature. LOCUTION En miniature. De format très réduit. : Un train en miniature. Note Grammaticale Le mot s ’emploie également comme un adjectif et prend la marque du pluriel. Des trains miniatures.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
miniature
min i a ture /mɪ́niətʃ (ə )r |-nə -/〖語源は 「縮小画 」〗形容詞 比較なし 〖名詞 の前で 〗(普通よりずっと )小型の ; 小型模型の , 縮小した 〈カメラ 鉄道 庭など 〉▸ a miniature garden 箱庭 .名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 C 細密 (肖像 )画 ; U 細密画法 .2 C 小型 , ミニチュア ; 小模型 .3 C (ウイスキーなどの )ミニ (チュア )ボトル .4 C 彩色写本の装飾画 [文字 ].in m í niature 〖通例 名詞 の後で 〗縮小した, ミニチュアの (!小型であることを除けばまったく同じであることをいう ) .動詞 他動詞 …を細密画に描く ; …を縮写する .～̀ c á mera 小型カメラ 〘35ミリ判以下 〙.～̀ g ó lf ｟米 ｠ミニゴルフ (｟英 ｠crazy golf ).
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