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adjective of limited extent; of small scope: a small-scale enterprise.
being a relatively small map, model, etc., of the original and, hence, showing relatively little detail.
Origin of small-scale First recorded in 1850–55
Words nearby small-scale small print, small pudendal lips, Smalls, small saphenous vein, small-saver certificate, small-scale , small-scale integration, small screen, small slam, small solar system body, small stores
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Example sentences from the Web for small-scale The nature of federal policy in regards to finance further worsened the situation for the small-scale entrepreneur.
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And it especially strengthens those who look to meet massive challenges with little more than small-scale policy tinkering.
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And his small-scale sculpture Avarice and Lust (1887) embodies the two sins via a masculine form entangled with a female one.
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Yet even today, the small-scale sculptural objects in most museum collections are cataloged under one name only: Christo.
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She was still able to engage in small-scale fighting, but could no longer secure any decisive result.
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The physicists have got small-scale antigravity good enough to float and fly something the size of a hand grenade.
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The small-scale model looked like a small scale—a postage scale—except for two dials in the part under the platform.
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Naturally this small-scale ownership was reflected in the distribution of wealth.
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British Dictionary definitions for small-scale adjective of limited size or scope
(of a map, model, etc) giving a relatively small representation of something, usually missing out details
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