Miniature

A miniature is a small painting, usually a portrait. Miniatures range from about three centimetres in height to as much as twenty-five centimetres and are painted in watercolour ...

miniaturization

Engineering; Electronic engineering

The technology of minimizing the physical size of a circuit or system, while maintaining its ability to accomplish a given task.

miniature

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Very small (smaller than midget and larger than subminiature).

miniature

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A short game, usually 25 moves at maximum.

irritancy

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The quality of producing vexation.

irritant

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A mechanical, chemical, or pathological agent of inflammation, pain, or tension.

irruption

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Sudden invasion.

isle

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An island.

islet

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A little island.

isobar

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A line joining points at which the barometric pressure is the same at a specified moment.

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The Falkirk Wheel

A large boat elevator in Falkirk, Scotland, that lifts boats 79 feet (24 meters) into the air in order to connect the Forth and Clyde Canal with the ...