Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bigature

/ˈbɪɡət͡ʃəɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bi-ga-ture
IPA: /ˈbɪɡət͡ʃəɹ/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A very large scale model.

Example Sentences

"Richard brought me in to see the 'bigatures,' the not-so-miniature miniature sets the crew had painstakingly constructed, and they were so beautiful, so perfect, so real, that I wanted to cry."
"In the sequence of The Fellowship of the Rings where Frodo and friends paddle through the feet of the Argonaths the camera vertiginously swivels up and beyond the two massive statues disturbing some nesting birds. The statues, of course, do not exist as they are just 'bigatures', neither do the birds, which are digitally created: […]"
"Obscuring the view of the Sweet Charity bridge was a “bigature” of the S.S. Venture from Peter Jackson's King Kong (2005)."

Etymology

Blend of big + miniature. Coined by Weta Workshop during the production of the Lord of the Rings film trilogy.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbɪɡət͡ʃəɹ/
British English: /ˈbɪɡət͡ʃə/

Inflected Forms

bigatures (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce bigature?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɪɡət͡ʃəɹ/.
What does bigature mean?: A very large scale model.
Where does bigature come from?: Blend of big + miniature. Coined by Weta Workshop during the production of the Lord of the Rings film trilogy.

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