bigature/ˈbɪɡət͡ʃə/EtymologyBlend of big + miniature. Coined by Weta Workshop during the production of the Lord of the Rings film trilogy.bigature means A very large scale model. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.nounA very large scale model.“Richard brought me in to see the 'bigatures,' the not-so-miniature miniature sets the crew had painstakingly constructed, and they were so beautiful, so perfect, so real, that I wanted to cry.”