Minuscule vs Vibratiuncle - What's the difference?
minuscule | vibratiuncle |
A lower-case letter.
Any of the two medieval handwriting styles minuscule cursive and Caroline minuscule.
A letter in these styles.
Written in minuscules, lower-case.
Written in minuscule handwriting style.
Very small, tiny.
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A minuscule or slight vibration.
(specifically, historical) A minute vibration in brain tissue caused by the comparatively greater vibrations of the particles of the medullary substance of the nerves (formerly hypothesised to convey external impressions to the mind), corresponding to ideas of sensation and believed to account for memory.
As nouns the difference between minuscule and vibratiuncle
is that minuscule is a lower-case letter while vibratiuncle is a minuscule or slight vibration.As an adjective minuscule
is written in minuscules, lower-case.minuscule
English
(wikipedia minuscule)Alternative forms
* miniscule (Originally a misspelling, but now so common that it has come to be considered an alternative spelling by many )Noun
(en noun)Adjective
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