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miniaturization|ˌmɪnɪt-, ˌmɪnɪətjʊəraɪˈzeɪʃən| [f. miniature a. + -ization.] The process of miniaturizing; an instance of this.
1947Technical News Bull., U.S. Bureau of Standards Jan. 8/1 With the end of the war and the declassification of the principle of the VT fuse, industry is manifesting interest in the program of miniaturization of electronic devices. 1950Engineering 21 Apr. 447/1 The trend towards ‘miniaturisation’, i.e. the production of smaller components and greater compactness of layout, is continuing. 1960Koestler Lotus & Robot ii. viii. 211 That patient biding of one's time to avenge an assumed insult by a subtle twist—a miniaturization of the mediaeval vendetta. 1967M. Chandler Ceramics in Mod. World iv. 134 If miniaturization was to proceed, clearly much higher permittivities were needed. |