subminiature
Smaller than miniature
Subminiature describes something smaller than miniature—an additional degree of reduction.
The term appears most often in technical contexts: subminiature tubes, subminiature cameras, subminiature connectors.
Where miniature already implies small scale, subminiature pushes further toward the limits of practical size.
Decrease in size
- downsizeReduce scale or staff
- scaled-downReduced proportionally
- microscopicToo small for eyes
- nanoscaleBillionth-meter dimension
pocket-sized · thumbnail · small-scale · reduced · proportional · Lilliputian · pint-sized · tabletop
Extremely small in size
- minuteSixtieth of an hour
- infinitesimalQuantity approaching zero
- minusculeExtremely small in size
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
compact · petite · wee · teensy · bitty · dinky · elfin · bantam
Stage-by-stage transmission
- connectorThing that joins others
- socketHollow receiving cavity
- fuseProtective melting wire
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
lamp · coil · plug · jack · component · wiring · circuitry · soldering
Image capturing device
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
- filmMovie or coating
- formatArrangement and presentation style
- 35mmFilm width measurement
16mm · 8mm · cassette · espionage · surveillance · covert · detective
Engineering at microscopic scale
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- watchmakingCraft of building timepieces
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- microfabricationManufacturing miniature structures precisely
intricacy · delicacy · fineness · detail · accuracy · exactness · refinement · dexterity
shrink
Decrease in size
- downsizeReduce scale or staff
- scaled-downReduced proportionally
- microscopicToo small for eyes
nanoscale · pocket-sized · thumbnail · small-scale · reduced · proportional · Lilliputian · pint-sized · tabletop · vest-pocket
tiny
Extremely small in size
- minuteSixtieth of an hour
- infinitesimalQuantity approaching zero
- minusculeExtremely small in size
diminutive · compact · petite · wee · teensy · bitty · dinky · elfin · bantam · peewee
relay
Stage-by-stage transmission
switch · lamp · coil · plug · jack · component · wiring · circuitry · soldering · PCB
camera
Image capturing device
35mm · 16mm · 8mm · cassette · espionage · surveillance · covert · detective
microengineering
Engineering at microscopic scale
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- watchmakingCraft of building timepieces
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
microfabrication · intricacy · delicacy · fineness · detail · accuracy · exactness · refinement · dexterity · meticulousness
subminiaturefull-sized
At complete dimensions
oversized · jumbo · giant · large-scale · macro
miniature, minimum, minimize, minimalist, minimalism, minimizes, minimized, miniatures, minimization