Miniature vs False - What's the difference?
miniature | false |
Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.
A small version of something; a model of reduced scale.
A small, highly detailed painting, a portrait miniature.
The art of painting such highly detailed miniature works.
An illustration in an illuminated manuscript.
A musical composition which is short in duration.
(gaming) A token in a game representing a unit or character.
Lettering in red; rubric distinction.
A particular feature or trait.
Smaller than normal.
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, title= To make smaller than normal; to reproduce in miniature.
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Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
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, title= Based on factually incorrect premises: false legislation
Spurious, artificial.
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(lb) Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.
Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.
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Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.
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*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
*:I to myself was false , ere thou to me.
Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous.
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*(Edmund Spenser) (c.1552–1599)
*:whose false foundation waves have swept away
Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
(lb) Out of tune.
As adjectives the difference between miniature and false
is that miniature is smaller than normal while false is (label) one of two states of a boolean variable; logic.As a noun miniature
is greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.As a verb miniature
is to make smaller than normal; to reproduce in miniature.miniature
English
("miniature on Wikiquote")Noun
(en noun)- There was a miniature of a whaling ship in a glass bottle over the mantlepiece.
- Sacha composed a miniature for strings as a final project at the conservatory.
- Jack had dozens of miniatures of Napoleonic footsoldiers painted in detailed period regalia for his wargames.
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Derived terms
* miniaturistAdjective
(en adjective)Alok Jha
Miniature brains grown in lab, passage=Scientists have grown miniature human brains in test tubes, creating a "tool" that will allow them to watch how the organs develop in the womb and, they hope, increase their understanding of neurological and mental problems. ¶ Just a few millimetres across, the "cerebral organoids" are built up of layers of brain cells with defined regions that resemble those seen in immature, embryonic brains.}}
Derived terms
* miniature poodle * miniaturismVerb
(miniatur)false
English
Adjective
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