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small-scale

adj

Etymology

From small + scale.

  1. derived from *skalō✻
  2. derived from skala
  3. derived from escale
  4. inherited from scale
  5. compounded as small-scale — “small + scale”

Definitions

  1. Concerning a lower order of magnitude rather than a higher one.

    • small-scale aspects of fluid dynamics

  2. Having a modest scope or extent.

    • small-scale business operations

  3. Drawn or constructed at a small size (at low scale), without much detail.

    • a small-scale inset orienting the viewer, implying "you are here"

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for small-scale. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA