in miniature
On small scale
In miniature means on a much smaller scale, preserving proportions but reducing size: The model railway recreated the village in miniature.
The phrase often describes something that captures the essence of a larger thing in condensed form: The crisis was democracy in miniature—all the same conflicts, just in one small town.
- scale modelProportionally reduced reproduction
- small scaleLimited in scope
- ship in a bottleModel vessel inside glass
- dollhouseMiniature toy residence
- microcosmMiniature representation of larger whole
replica · figurine · essence · diorama · archetype · metaphor · condensation · allegory · maquette · carving · mock-up · prototype · downsizing · analogy · simplification · snowglobe · sculpture · abstraction
in miniaturelife-size
Matching actual dimensions
life-sized · full-scale · full-size · actual size · enlarged
in miniaturein full
Without any omission
at length · in its entirety · in detail · expanded · unabridged
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