small-scale

[smawl-skeyl]

adjective

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.

small-scale

adjective

1. of limited size or scope

2. (of a map, model, etc) giving a relatively small representation of something, usually missing out details

Word History and Origins

Origin of small-scale¹

First recorded in 1850–55

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