名詞 minuscule:

1. the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
   同義詞：small letter, lowercase, lower-case letter
2. a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts

形容詞 minuscule:

1. of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries
   同義詞：minuscular
2. lowercase
   同義詞：little, small
3. very small
   同義詞：miniscule

min.us.cule

adj.（形容詞）
Very small; tiny.See Synonyms at small
非常小，極微細(xì)的參見(jiàn) small
Of, relating to, or written in miniscule.
小寫(xiě)的，用小書(shū)寫(xiě)體的：用小寫(xiě)寫(xiě)的，與小寫(xiě)有關(guān)的
n.（名詞）
A small, cursive script developed from uncial between the seventh and ninth centuries and used in medieval manuscripts.
小書(shū)寫(xiě)體：一種在7世紀(jì)至9世紀(jì)之間從安色爾字體發(fā)展而來(lái)的小的手寫(xiě)字體，用于中世紀(jì)時(shí)的書(shū)寫(xiě)
A letter written in minuscule.
小書(shū)寫(xiě)體字母
A lowercase letter.
小寫(xiě)字母

來(lái)源：
French
法語(yǔ)
from Latin minusculus [rather small] [diminutive of] minus [neuter of] minor [smaller] * see mei- 2
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) minusculus [較小的] [] minus的小后綴 [] minor的中性詞 [較小的] *參見(jiàn) mei- 2

【引伸】
minus.cular