miniaturizations
Making things tiny
Miniaturizations is the plural of miniaturization, the process of making something smaller while retaining its essential features and functions.
The term appears most often in technical contexts, especially electronics and engineering, where shrinking components has driven decades of innovation: The miniaturizations required for modern smartphones would have seemed impossible fifty years ago.
Each distinct effort to reduce scale counts as a separate miniaturization.
Miniature semiconductor processor
- nanotechnologyAtomic-scale manipulation science
- semiconductorPartial electrical conductor
- microprocessorCompact computing circuit
- MEMSMicroscale electromechanical devices
lithography · transistor · circuitry · photolithography · silicon · microfabrication · etching · chipset
Small ornamental sculptures
- dioramasMiniature scenic displays
- modelsScaled representations or fashion workers
- replicasExact copies of originals
- dollhousesMiniature model residences
Tightly packed together
- space-savingMinimizing area used
- portableAble to be carried
- pocket-sizedSmall enough to carry
- downsizingReducing workforce or scale
condensed · streamlined · sleek · slim · reduced · compressed · small-scale · efficient
Accuracy of measurement
- detailSingle small element
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
- finesseSubtle, deft handling
- meticulousnessExtreme carefulness in details
intricacy · dexterity · artistry · accuracy · refinement · subtlety · exquisiteness · craftsmanship
microchip
Miniature semiconductor processor
- nanotechnologyAtomic-scale manipulation science
- semiconductorPartial electrical conductor
- microprocessorCompact computing circuit
MEMS · lithography · transistor · circuitry · photolithography · silicon · microfabrication · etching · chipset · nanocircuitry
figurines
Small ornamental sculptures
- dioramasMiniature scenic displays
- modelsScaled representations or fashion workers
- replicasExact copies of originals
dollhouses · bonsai · terrarium · hobby · wargaming · tabletop
compact
Tightly packed together
- space-savingMinimizing area used
- portableAble to be carried
- pocket-sizedSmall enough to carry
downsizing · condensed · streamlined · sleek · slim · reduced · compressed · small-scale · efficient · lightweight
precision
Accuracy of measurement
meticulousness · intricacy · dexterity · artistry · accuracy · refinement · subtlety · exquisiteness · craftsmanship · perfectionism
miniaturizationsenlargements
Increases in size
magnifications · expansions · amplifications · blow-ups · scaling up
miniaturizationsexpansions
Increases in size
elaborations · proliferations · broadening · extensions · amplifications