miniaturize
verb
min·i·a·tur·ize
ˈmi-nē-ə-chə-ˌrīz 
ˈmi-ni-chə-
ˈmi-ni-chə-
ˈmin-yə-chə-,
-ˌtyu̇-,
-ˌtu̇-
miniaturized; miniaturizing
: to design or construct in small size
Examples of miniaturize in a Sentence
Technology has made it possible to miniaturize electronic circuits.
Recent Examples on the Web
The researchers see this result as a promising proof of concept, and are looking to expand their research to help more patients with spinal injuries and have partnered with device company Onward Medical to miniaturize their BSI system for clinical applications.
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IEEE Spectrum, 8 June 2023
The nonprofit startup is aiming to miniaturize ultrasound in a neural implant.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2023
The scientists now plan to miniaturize their system.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Apr. 2023
Solenoid valves and atomizers miniaturize the concept The olfactory display can dynamically mix scents to match a scene.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 May 2023
These are painful images, with deliberate and crude visual hierarchies; in a pre-Revolutionary portrait of the Boston merchant Samuel Shrimpton, for instance, a young Black man has been miniaturized and relegated to the distant right background.
—Karen Rosenberg, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2023
Ayar Labs, has succeeded at drastically miniaturizing and reducing the power consumption of the kinds of silicon-photonics components used today to sling bits around data centers through optical-fiber cables.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2022
The team is working on miniaturizing their memristor, and preliminary results suggest that performance only improves with shrinking, Wu says.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Jan. 2024
Making the patch involved miniaturizing the ultrasound technology, which her team did by incorporating a novel piezoelectric material, which can turn physical pressure into electrical energy.
—Grace Browne, WIRED, 3 Jan. 2024
IEEE Spectrum, 8 June 2023
The nonprofit startup is aiming to miniaturize ultrasound in a neural implant.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2023
The scientists now plan to miniaturize their system.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Apr. 2023
Solenoid valves and atomizers miniaturize the concept The olfactory display can dynamically mix scents to match a scene.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 May 2023
These are painful images, with deliberate and crude visual hierarchies; in a pre-Revolutionary portrait of the Boston merchant Samuel Shrimpton, for instance, a young Black man has been miniaturized and relegated to the distant right background.
—Karen Rosenberg, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2023
Ayar Labs, has succeeded at drastically miniaturizing and reducing the power consumption of the kinds of silicon-photonics components used today to sling bits around data centers through optical-fiber cables.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2022
The team is working on miniaturizing their memristor, and preliminary results suggest that performance only improves with shrinking, Wu says.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Jan. 2024
Making the patch involved miniaturizing the ultrasound technology, which her team did by incorporating a novel piezoelectric material, which can turn physical pressure into electrical energy.
—Grace Browne, WIRED, 3 Jan. 2024
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“Miniaturize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miniaturize. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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