u/hit_or_misss

Looking for word: smaller representation of something inherently big

Haven’t been able to find it and it appears to be quite a niche word. Think it started with a b and ended in lian? You’d use it to refer to something that’s a smaller representation of something big, so like an orrery would be a (word) solar system, I think is how the sentence order would go. Thank you for your help!

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u/hit_or_misss — 6 days ago

WTW for a smaller representation of something?

Genuinely can’t find this word anywhere but I remember coming across it on Twitter a while back. It’s not facsimile, maquette, nor miniature - it’s a word specifically referring to a diminutive of a real thing. For example, a mock solar system is (word). I think it’s specifically regarding things that are simply too big to be shown in real size. It has a rather specific definition and I remember the word being quite long.

Thank you!

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u/hit_or_misss — 6 days ago