a representation or image of something on a small or reduced scale.

a greatly reduced or abridged form or copy.

a very small painting, esp. a portrait, on ivory, vellum, or the like.

the art of executing such a painting.

an illumination in an illuminated manuscript or book.

being, on, or represented on a small scale; reduced. ?

in miniature

in a reduced size; on a small scale

The zoo exhibition offered a jungle in miniature.

adjective

big , giant , huge , large

noun

giant

adjective

baby , diminutive , itsy-bitsy , itty-bitty , lilliputian , little , midget , mini , minikin , minuscule , minute , mite , model , petite , pint-sized , pocket , reduced , scaled-down , small , small-scale , teensy , teeny * , toy , wee , dwarf , pygmy , microcosmic

noun

baby , insignificancy , midget , model , pocket edition , toy , diminutive , epitome , homunculus , lilliputian , little , manikin , microcosm , microscopic , mini , miniscule , minute , petite , pocket , pygmy , small , teeny , tiny