different between oversize vs tiny

English

Etymology

over- +? size

Adjective

oversize (comparative more oversize, superlative most oversize)

1. Larger than normal
2. Excessively large

Translations

Verb

oversize (third-person singular simple present oversizes, present participle oversizing, simple past and past participle oversized)

1. (transitive) To exceed in size.
2. (transitive) To make larger, or too large.
3. (transitive, obsolete) To cover with size or gluey matter.

Translations

Noun

oversize (plural oversizes)

1. (automotive) The increased size of the bore of an engine when it is rebored.
   • 2005, Daniel Stapleton, How to Plan and Build a Fast Road Car (page 14)

     However, any increase in capacity is useful and, if an engine is worn and needs a rebore, it's worth considering boring to a near maximum size rather than simply having it bored to the next oversize.

   • 2006, Rod Grainger, Pete Shoemark, Mazda MX-5 Miata 1.8 1993 to 1999: Enthuasiast Workshop Manual

     Have your local machine shop rebore the cylinders to the next nearest oversize and supply new pistons and rings to suit. Recommended rebore oversizes go up in increments of 0.25mm/0.010 inch. If the engine's already been rebored, you'll usually be able to find the oversize stamped in the piston crowns.

English

Alternative forms

• tyny (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English tine, tyne (“very small”) + -y. Perhaps from tine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ta?ni/

• Rhymes: -a?ni

Adjective

tiny (comparative tinier, superlative tiniest)

1. Very small.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:tiny

Antonyms

• huge
• great

Derived terms

• tininess
• tinily

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Noun

tiny (plural tinies)

1. A small child; an infant.
   • 1924, Ford Madox Ford, Some Do Not…, Penguin 2012 (Parade's End), p. 28:

     ‘You know I loved your husband like a brother, and you know I've loved you and Sylvia ever since she was a tiny.’

   • 1982, Young children in China (page 84)

     The lessons we saw have been well suited to the age of the children as regards music, singing and moving (and stories about animals for the tinies and more abstract themes for the older children).

2. Anything very small.

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Anagrams

• tiyn