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scale down
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | scale down - reduce proportionally; "The model is scaled down"proportion - adjust in size relative to other thingsrescale - establish on a new scalescale up - increase proportionally; "scale up the model" | | 2. | scale down - make smaller; "reduce an image"reduceshrink, reduce - reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?" |
Translationsscale down
scale down1. To climb down something. How long do you think it will take us to scale down the mountain?2. To reduce or decrease something in size or scope. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "scale" and "down." With this sudden decrease in funding, we will have to scale down the project to just five staff members! Can you scale this model down so that it will fit on the boardroom table?See also: down, scalescale something downto reduce the size or cost of something. The bad economy forced us to scale the project down. Liz scaled down the project.See also: down, scalescale downReduce the size or cost of, as in The owners decided to scale down wages. This expression, along with the related scale up, which refers to an increase, alludes to scale in the sense of "a fixed standard." [Late 1800s] See also: down, scalescale downv.1. To climb down something; descend something: The climber carefully scaled down the cliff.2. To reduce the scope or extent of something according to a standard or by degrees; reduce something in calculated amounts: The lawyer advised them to scale down their demands. We decided our travel plans were unrealistic, so we scaled them down.See also: down, scaleEncyclopediaSeescalescale down
Synonyms for scale downverb reduce proportionallyRelated WordsAntonymsverb make smallerSynonymsRelated Words |