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microminiaturize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mi-cro-minia-tur-ize
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To construct an extremely small-scale device, especially one used for electronic circuitry or microfluidics.

Etymology

Etymology tree English micro- Italian miniaturabor. English miniature Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English microminiaturize From micro- + miniature + -ize.

Inflected Forms

microminiaturizes (present, singular) microminiaturizing (participle, present) microminiaturized (participle, past) microminiaturized (past)

Questions

What does microminiaturize mean?
To construct an extremely small-scale device, especially one used for electronic circuitry or microfluidics.
Where does microminiaturize come from?
Etymology tree English micro- Italian miniaturabor. English miniature Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English microminiaturize From micro- + miniature + -ize.

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