painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
Used in a Sentence
miniature
How to use miniature in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for miniature.
Editorial note
It's like you are looking at a miniature, not at a vast valley.
Examples13
Definitions3
Parts of speech2
Quick take
painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of miniature gathered in one view.
a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size
being on a very small scale; "a miniature camera"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for miniature.
noun
painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
See also: illumination
noun
a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size
See also: toy
adjective
being on a very small scale; "a miniature camera"
Example sentences
It's like you are looking at a miniature, not at a vast valley.
Apple tablets look exactly like miniature flat screen TVs.
I'm not looking to shelter them from the real world, only the fake miniature society that exists at school.
Works on miniature computer machines small enough to fit in your pocket, and can download your app wirelessly.
The interactive tiles that are essentially miniature versions of the full app are just noisy.
Lets not demonstrate to all miniature societies that weirdness exists in the world and its beautiful.
In the free world, people simply can't get away with BS when each of us is walking around with miniature super-computers in our pockets.
The outcry generated a miniature industry in “Free Kevin” T-shirts and bumper stickers.
The steam for this was created with hydrogen peroxide and a catalyst; almost like a little miniature rocket engine inside of a larger one.
The tribe of intelligent, hairless, miniature purple cats that you will come to associate closely with after several weeks with minimal sleep will help you get by.
There's another option for shielding which is to generate a miniature magnetosphere around a spacecraft.
Roof-mounted miniature helipad mailboxes, painted with QR codes.
The more advanced miniature variants with face recognition software, might elude detection and jamming technologies.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use miniature in a sentence?
It's like you are looking at a miniature, not at a vast valley.
What does miniature mean?
painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
What part of speech is miniature?
miniature is commonly used as noun, adjective.