small-scale
small-scale adjective: concerning a lower order of magnitude rather than a higher one.
Adjective
small-scale (comparative smaller-scale, superlative smallest-scale)
- Concerning a lower order of magnitude rather than a higher one.
- small-scale aspects of fluid dynamics
- Synonyms:
- microlevel, micro
- Antonyms:
- large-scale, macrolevel, macro
- Having a modest scope or extent.
- small-scale business operations
- Antonyms:
- large-scale
- Drawn or constructed at a small size (at low scale), without much detail.
- a small-scale inset orienting the viewer, implying "you are here"
- Antonyms:
- large-scale
small-scale meaning in Malayalam and Kannada
small-scale in Malayalam
- small-scale
- ചെറുകിട ceṟukiṭa
small-scale in Kannada
- ಸಣ್ಣಪ್ರಮಾಣದ, ಚಿಕ್ಕಪ್ರಮಾಣದ, ಅಲ್ಪಪ್ರಮಾಣ, ಸಣ್ಣಪ್ರಮಾಣ, ಚಿಕ್ಕಪ್ರಮಾಣ, ಕಿರುಪ್ರಮಾಣ
Synonyms of small-scale
Antonyms
Forms of small-scale
| comparative | smaller-scale |
|---|---|
| superlative | smallest-scale |
| alternative form | small scale |
Origin of small-scale
From small + scale.
Questions about small-scale
- What does small-scale mean?
- Small-scale means concerning a lower order of magnitude rather than a higher one.
- What is small-scale in Malayalam?
- Small-scale in Malayalam is ചെറുകിട (ceṟukiṭa). See Small-scale meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is small-scale?
- Small-scale is an adjective.
Words near small-scale in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: small-scale (page history and authors); ചെറുകിട (Malayalam) (page history and authors); small-scale (Kannada Wiktionary) (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.
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