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microform

/ˈmaɪkrəʊfɔːm/

/ˈmaɪkroʊfɔrm/

Translations

microformnoun

microforms

/ˈmaɪkrəʊfɔːm/

/ˈmaɪkroʊfɔrm/

микроформа

The library has a large collection of historical documents on microform.

В библиотеке есть большая коллекция исторических документов на микроформе.

Synonyms

microfiche

miniature form

reduced format

microfilm

microformverb

microformed

Past Simple

microformed

Past Participle

microforming

Gerund

/ˈmaɪ.krəʊ.fɔːm/

/ˈmaɪ.kroʊ.fɔrm/

Transitive use meaning ‘to reproduce (documents) on microfilm or similar miniature format’.

Synonyms

photoreduce

shrink

reproduce in miniature

photograph onto microfilm

reduce

miniaturize

microfilm

microformadjective

Attributive use, e.g. ‘microform reader’; treated as an adjective per guidelines.

Synonyms

Definitions

microformnoun

A format for storing documents in miniature form, typically on film or paper, that can be magnified for reading.

The library has a vast collection of historical newspapers available on microform.

A copy of a document that has been reproduced in miniature on film or similar medium.

Researchers requested several microforms of the 19th-century census records.

microformverb

To reproduce (a document or collection) in microform.

The archive staff microformed the fragile manuscripts to preserve them.

microformadjective

Relating to or used for microform storage or reproduction.

She scrolled through the pages on a microform reader.