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small-scale

small-scale
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [smawl skeyl]
    • /smɔl skeɪl/
    • /smɔːl skeɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [smawl skeyl]
    • /smɔl skeɪl/

Definitions of small-scale word

  • adjective small-scale of limited extent; of small scope: a small-scale enterprise. 1
  • adjective small-scale being a relatively small map, model, etc., of the original and, hence, showing relatively little detail. 1
  • adjective small-scale A small-scale activity or organization is small in size and limited in extent. 0
  • adjective small-scale of limited size or scope 0
  • adjective small-scale (of a map, model, etc) giving a relatively small representation of something, usually missing out details 0
  • adjective small-scale drawn to a small scale and showing few details 0
See all 7 definitions of small-scale

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Origin of small-scale

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Small-scale

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Small-scale

small-scale popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for small-scale

adj small-scale

  • bitty — If you say that something is bitty, you mean that it seems to be formed from a lot of different parts which you think do not fit together or go together well.
  • mini — miniskirt.
  • miniature — a representation or image of something on a small or reduced scale.
  • minikin — a person or object that is delicate, dainty, or diminutive.
  • miter — the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.

adjective small-scale

  • mite — a contribution that is small but is all that a person can afford.
  • mitre — to bestow a miter upon, or raise to a rank entitled to it.
  • quantity — a particular or indefinite amount of anything: a small quantity of milk; the ocean's vast quantity of fish.
All 8 Synonyms of small-scale

Antonyms for small-scale

adj small-scale

  • macro — very large in scale, scope, or capability.

adjective small-scale

  • ambitious — Someone who is ambitious has a strong desire to be successful, rich, or powerful.
  • giving — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
All 3 Antonyms of small-scale

Related words

  • cottage industry

    A cottage industry is a small business that is run from someone's home, especially one that involves a craft such as knitting or pottery.

  • farm system

    any small-scale or localized network or industry that provides experience and exposure for beginners, similar to that of a baseball farm.

  • microhabitat

    an extremely localized, small-scale environment, as a tree stump or a dead animal.

  • micrometeorology

    the study of local and small-scale atmospheric phenomena, usually confined to the physical and dynamic occurrences within a shallow stratum of air adjacent to the ground.

  • miniconvention

    a small-scale or preliminary convention, especially a political convention prior to a larger or national convention.

  • mom-and-pop

    of or relating to a small retail business, usually owned and operated by members of a family: a mom-and-pop grocery.
All related words to small-scale

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