#miniature

• Boost-glider model — An experimental mockup or small-scale model of a hybrid aerospace vehicle, structurally designed to combine the aerodynamic characteristics of an aircraft (wings, gliding flight) with the reactive propulsion force specific to a rocket. This type of model is used in aeromodelling and rocketmodelling competitions to study dynamic behavior during vertical launch and controlled return phases.
• Amphoriskos — A miniature ceramic vessel from antiquity, shaped like a small amphora with two fine handles, specifically used in ancient Greece and the Hellenistic period for storing precious perfume essences, fine ointments, or as a ritual object within funerary inventories.
• Anacampseros albissima — A species of dwarf, perennial succulent plant native to the extremely arid regions of South Africa and Namibia, structurally classified under the synonym Avonia albissima. This collector's plant is characterized by thin, cylindrical, and branched stems completely covered by overlapping, white, papery stipules that reflect intense solar radiation and protect the tiny green leaves hidden underneath, producing miniature cream-white flowers.
• Illumination — A miniature painting, embellished initial letter, or polychrome graphic ornament executed by hand on the pages of a medieval manuscript; illumination. This artistic element, often made with gold leaf and expensive pigments, served both to decorate the text and to illustrate the religious or historical scenes described in chapters.
• Small spring — A diminutive for a bow or spring; a very small metallic spring structurally utilized in precision mechanics, watchmaking, locksmithing, or electronic devices to ensure the return of a component to its original position via detensioning. In a musical sense, the term describes a miniature bow used either as a decorative accessory or for toy stringed instruments designed for children.
• Ascocentrum ampullaceum — A species of miniature epiphytic orchid native to the mountainous regions of the Himalayas and Southeast Asia, currently taxonomically classified under the genus Vanda (as Vanda ampullacea). It is highly prized by collectors for its dense, compact inflorescences consisting of numerous flowers of an intense pink-magenta color, which typically appear in spring and grow from the axils of the rigid, distichous leaves.
• Ascocentrum miniatum — A species of miniature epiphytic orchid native to Java, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand, recently reclassified as Vanda miniata. It is famous among horticulturists due to its bright orange, extremely vibrant and numerous flowers, grouped in dense racemes that give the plant a flame-like appearance during its blooming period.
• Scale model car — A small-scale model of an automobile, equipped or not with a functional engine (electric or internal combustion) and a radio control system, used for recreational, competitive, or educational purposes. In automotive design engineering, the term also defines the small-scale experimental prototype used in wind tunnels to test drag and fluid dynamics before mass production.