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small-scale — ˈsmall scale adjective small in size or limited in degree: • small scale enterprises • small scale industrial activities * * * small scale UK US /ˌsmɔːlˈskeɪl/ adjective [before noun] ► not involving a lot of people, things, or activity, or… … Financial and business terms
small-scale — adj involving only a small number of things or a small area ≠ ↑large scale ▪ a small scale study … Dictionary of contemporary English
small-scale — [smôlskāl΄] adj. 1. drawn to a small scale and showing few details: said of a map, etc. 2. of limited scope; not extensive [small scale business operations] … English World dictionary
small-scale — small′ scale′ adj. 1) of limited extent or scope: a small scale enterprise[/ex] 2) (of a map, model, etc.) being a relatively small version of the original; showing relatively little detail • Etymology: 1850–55 … From formal English to slang
small-scale — adjective smaller or less important than other things of the same kind: a small scale operation/attack … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
small-scale — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ of limited size or extent … English terms dictionary
small-scale — adjective 1. created or drawn on a small scale (Freq. 1) small scale maps a small scale model • Similar to: ↑small, ↑little 2. limited in size or scope a small business … Useful english dictionary
small-scale — ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A small scale activity or organization is small in size and limited in extent. ...the small scale production of farmhouse cheeses in Devon. Ant: large scale … English dictionary
small-scale — /smawl skayl /, adj. 1. of limited extent; of small scope: a small scale enterprise. 2. being a relatively small map, model, etc., of the original and, hence, showing relatively little detail. [1850 55] * * * … Universalium
small-scale — adjective small in size: a small scale study … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
small-scale — adj. Small scale is used with these nouns: ↑agriculture, ↑enterprise, ↑entrepreneur, ↑farmer, ↑farming, ↑manufacturing, ↑map, ↑producer, ↑production, ↑trader … Collocations dictionary
