miniaturization
pronunciation
How to pronounce miniaturization in British English:
UK [ˌmɪnɪətʃəraɪ'zeɪʃn]
How to pronounce miniaturization in American English:
US [ˌmɪnɪətʃəraɪ'zeɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- act of making on a greatly reduced scale
Word Origin
- miniaturization (n.)
- 1947, from miniaturize + -ation. Minification in this sense attested from 1904, on analogy of magnification.
Example
- 1. The advance was a milestone in the continued miniaturization of electronics .
- 2. First , the vehicle would have to have a very small cross section and rely heavily on nanotechnology for miniaturization . Imagine a payload the shape and size of a torpedo .
- 3. At some point soon , however , miniaturization will reach a point that 's too tiny to be practical .
- 4. Miniaturization leads to computers in more and more products , increasing economies of scale and pushing costs down even faster .
- 5. Such a bomb could be loaded on a ship or an airplane , but without significant " miniaturization , " which requires difficult technological redesigning , it would be useless as a missile payload .