early 18th cent.: from Italian miniatura, via medieval Latin from Latin miniarerubricate, illuminate, from miniumred lead, vermilion (used to mark particular words in manuscripts)
英英释义网络释义
noun
1.painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
2.copy that reproduces something in greatly reduced size
3.being on a very small scale;
a miniature camera
-miniature
1 . 微型
3740023 Television cameras,miniature电视摄像机,微型3740025 Television cameras,