subminiature

[ suhb-min-ee-uh-cher, -choor, -min-uh-cher ]

noun

1. subminiature camera.

adjective

1. noting or pertaining to subminiature cameras, their accessories, or systems of photography.
2. smaller than miniature, as certain electronic components; ultraminiature.

subminiature

/ sʌbˈmɪnɪətʃə /

adjective

1. smaller than miniature

Word History and Origins

Origin of subminiature¹

First recorded in 1945–50; sub- + miniature

Example Sentences

Before he made contact with the Russian, however, Saxe had to learn how to handle something much more delicate: the T-50 subminiature camera, a tiny device fitted inside a brand-name pen.

From Literature

Arguably, even that's too big for Tokyo, a hyper-dense city where subminiature "Kei cars" are extremely popular.

From The Verge

It occurred to the Almaden researchers that if you can use a subminiature magnet to flip bits on and off, you could also use it to create frames of animation.

From Time

Unfortunately, the negatives measured roughly 8 x 11mm – the same size used by famous Minox subminiature "spy cameras" – so standard enprints were very poor quality, and enlargements were grainy.

From The Guardian

Their system, which is far from ready for general use, would involve implanting a subminiature television camera in a glass eye, a tiny computer in a conventional eyeglass frame and electrodes in the brain to stimulate the visual cortex.

From Time Magazine Archive