miniaturize
verb
min·i·a·tur·ize
ˈmi-nē-ə-chə-ˌrīz 
ˈmi-ni-chə-
ˈmi-ni-chə-
ˈmin-yə-chə-,
-ˌtyu̇-,
-ˌtu̇-
miniaturized; miniaturizing
: to design or construct in small size
Examples of miniaturize in a Sentence
Technology has made it possible to miniaturize electronic circuits.
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Scientists were trying to miniaturize cameras for space exploration.
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John Werner, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
The ICs can also be stacked vertically, which the companies claim improves efforts to miniaturize electronics and integrate more ICs at a time.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2025
The agency is being miniaturized from 13,600 personnel (in December) to 294 under the Trump makeover, with just 12 to remain in Africa and 21 in the Middle East, PBS’s NewsHour reports.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 7 Feb. 2025
More work will follow, as the collaboration pushes ahead along three fronts: doing more complex processing, understanding how best to expand the array, and miniaturizing devices with nonvolatile control loops.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2025
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John Werner, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
The ICs can also be stacked vertically, which the companies claim improves efforts to miniaturize electronics and integrate more ICs at a time.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2025
The agency is being miniaturized from 13,600 personnel (in December) to 294 under the Trump makeover, with just 12 to remain in Africa and 21 in the Middle East, PBS’s NewsHour reports.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 7 Feb. 2025
More work will follow, as the collaboration pushes ahead along three fronts: doing more complex processing, understanding how best to expand the array, and miniaturizing devices with nonvolatile control loops.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Miniaturize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miniaturize. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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