Miniature vs Microscopic - What's the difference?

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Miniature is a related term of microscopic.

As adjectives the difference between miniature and microscopic

is that miniature is smaller than normal while microscopic is microscopic.

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)

Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.

A small version of something; a model of reduced scale.

There was a miniature of a whaling ship in a glass bottle over the mantlepiece.

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.

Sacha composed a miniature for strings as a final project at the conservatory.

(gaming) A token in a game representing a unit or character.

Jack had dozens of miniatures of Napoleonic footsoldiers painted in detailed period regalia for his wargames.

Lettering in red; rubric distinction.

A particular feature or trait.

(Massinger)

Derived terms

* miniaturist

Adjective

(en adjective)

Smaller than normal.

* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-09-06, author= Alok Jha

, volume=189, issue=13, page=39, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= 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 * miniaturism

Verb

(miniatur)

To make smaller than normal; to reproduce in miniature.

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microscopic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

Of, or relating to microscopes or microscopy; microscopal.

We supply all microscopic stains and other materials.

So small that it can only be seen using a microscope.

The water was full of microscopic organisms.

Very small; minute

Compared to the galaxy, we are microscopic in scale.

Carried out with great attention to detail.

The police carried out a microscopic search of the crime scene.

Able to see extremely minute objects.

Why has not man a microscopic eye? — Alexander Pope.

Synonyms

* See also

Antonyms

* macroscopic