Word.ws English Dictionary

scale models

scale models is the plural of scale model.

Meaning of scale model

Noun

scale model (plural scale models)

  1. A three-dimensional copy or representation of something in which all parts have dimensions in the same proportion to that of the original (i.e., all aspect ratios are preserved).
    • To test the hydrodynamics of the dam, the civil engineers not only ran computer simulations but also even built and flooded a scale model of the dam and the surrounding valley.
    Synonyms:
    miniature, mini

Questions about scale models

What is scale models the plural of?
Scale models is the plural of scale model.

Words near scale models in the dictionary

  1. scale mail
  2. scale mails
  3. scale model
  4. scale modeler
  5. scale modelers
  6. scale models
  7. scale off
  8. scale out
  9. scale pan
  10. scale ruler
  11. scale rulers

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: scale models (page history and authors); scale model (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “scale models.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/scale_models. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.