‘the devices seem to perform better the more they are miniaturized’
‘it was only natural to miniaturize the battery to power small electronics like mobile phones’
‘He explains that while the technology behind the device is not itself new, the fact that it is miniaturized to this scale is a breakthrough.’
‘Fuel cells could replace power plants to produce electricity on a large scale; and they could be miniaturized to replace batteries in computers and even watches.’
‘The solution to these problems was to use miniaturized sensors and computers to give individual interceptors the ability to operate without support from a garage.’
‘Current miniaturized off-the-shelf computers cannot handle that computational load.’
‘Sporadic heavy-handedness aside, the film works nicely both as a character drama and a cannily miniaturized epic, a modestly scaled but undeniably affecting fable with lingering moral heft.’
‘Despite the superficial difference in size and form, they could actually be considered miniaturized versions of the mighty scale trees.’
‘Reducing masterpiece paintings is not a form of original artistic creation and miniaturized calligraphy eliminates the rich changes and methods of expression in traditional calligraphy.’
‘This report is really disturbing for I am certain that some leftover, moldy Chinese food in my refrigerator is a perfect miniaturized replica of the lost continent of Atlantis.’
‘Taglines strike me as miniaturized mission statements.’
‘The multifunction device combines miniaturized versions of a digital camera, PC camera, video recorder and audio recorder.’
‘On our part, we are fed zoological lies and stop-action sea life, affected dialogue and miniaturized characterizations.’
‘The exhibits were miniaturized copies of paintings showing different architectural features and part of a garden of that time.’
‘They have been miniaturized so as to make them less threatening or intimidating to their small owners.’
‘In the grand scheme of things, I don't think that a few miniaturized atomic weapons will make any difference.’
‘Although these systems are electronically and functionally complex, they can be miniaturized sufficiently so that one portion can be implanted and the remainder worn or carried easily in a pocket.’
‘DNA chips are highly miniaturized devices containing an orderly, matrix-like arrangement of synthesized oligonucleotides or pure DNA fragments.’
‘This time around the experiment involves hotheaded Navy pilot Tuck Pendleton and his ship being miniaturized to the size of a pin head and injected into a rabbit!’
‘Recent designs have miniaturized electrical motors activating a pusher plate within the device, but connected to externally carried batteries by wire, or by a transcutaneous electrical energy transfer system.’
‘Metd recently began collaborating with Duke University (Durham, NC) to develop miniaturized ultrasound devices.’
‘Finally, a different technology relies on catheters with several miniaturized solid state transducers as an alternative to the conventional manometry equipment.’
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