in miniature



in miniature

On a small scale. The phrase is often used to describe a model of something much larger. For my science project, I made a volcano in miniature. Pat's daughter is like Pat in miniature! I can't believe how much they look alike! Some parts of our seaside town are like a tropical resort in miniature.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Neelima-Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Telugu
Elidi-Various
Yana-Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
MelchiorMEL-khee-awr (Dutch), MEL-kyawr (English)Dutch, Judeo-Christian Legend
JanetteJAN-ət, jə-NETEnglish
Varghese-Indian, Malayalam