Английский разговорный словарь (основной) - miniature

ˈmɪnjətʃə adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 much smaller than normal. 2 represented on a small scale. --n. 1 any object reduced in size. 2 a small-scale minutely finished portrait. 3 this branch of painting (portrait in miniature). 4 a picture or decorated letters in an illuminated manuscript. --v.tr. represent on a smaller scale. øin miniature on a small scale. miniature camera a camera producing small negatives. øøminiaturist n. (in senses 2 and 3 of n.). [It. miniatura f. med.L miniatura f. L miniare rubricate, illuminate f. L minium red lead, vermilion]