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small-scale

(smôl′skāl′)
adj.
1. Limited in scope or extent; modest: a small-scale plan.
2. Created on a small scale: a small-scale model of the new city hall; a small-scale national map.
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small-scale

adj
1. of limited size or scope
2. (Physical Geography) (of a map, model, etc) giving a relatively small representation of something, usually missing out details
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small′-scale′



adj.
1. of limited extent or scope: a small-scale enterprise.
2. (of a map, model, etc.) being a relatively small version of the original; showing relatively little detail.
[1850–55]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.small-scale - created or drawn on a small scale; "small-scale maps"; "a small-scale model"
little, small - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"
2.small-scale - limited in size or scopesmall-scale - limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"
pocket-size, pocket-sized, small, modest, minor
limited - small in range or scope; "limited war"; "a limited success"; "a limited circle of friends"
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Translations

small-scale

[ˈsmɔːlˈskeɪl] ADJ (gen) → en pequeña escala
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

small-scale

[ˈsmɔːlˌskeɪl] adj (map, model) → in scala ridotta; (business, farming) → modesto/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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