Definition of Miniatures. Meaning of Miniatures. Synonyms of Miniatures

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Definition of Miniatures

Miniature
Miniature Min"i*a*ture (?; 277), n. [It. miniatura, fr. L. miniare. See Miniate, v.,Minium.] 1. Originally, a painting in colors such as those in medi[ae]val 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. Being on a small; much reduced from the reality; as, a miniature copy.
Miniature
Miniature Min"i*a*ture, v. t. To represent or depict in a small compass, or on a small scale.

Meaning of Miniatures from wikipedia

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- Miniaturization (Br.Eng.: miniaturisation) is the trend to manufacture ever-smaller mechanical, optical, and electronic products and devices. Examples...
- game scale and miniature size. Chainmail used a scale of 1:360, appropriate to 5 mm miniatures, but was pla**** with 30 mm miniatures, and the conceit...
- modern miniature wargaming and organized perhaps the first miniatures convention in 1956. Jack Scruby was also a manufacturer of military miniatures whose...
- A portrait miniature is a miniature portrait painting, usually executed in gouache, watercolor, or enamel. Portrait miniatures developed out of the techniques...
- 40,000. In the past, Citadel Miniatures was a separate company, but it has become a brand for Games Workshop miniatures. Although its models are used...
- earliest days of cinema. Models and miniatures are copies of people, animals, buildings, settings, and objects. Miniatures or models are used to represent...
- Miniature figures may be used as: Miniature figure (gaming), in miniature wargaming and roleplaying games A collectable figurine, often an artistic, and...
- A miniature horse is a breed or type of horse characterised by its small size. Usually it has been bred to display in miniature the physical characteristics...
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