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small-scale

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Limited in scope or extent; modest.
  • adjective Created on a small scale.

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  • adjective Having a modest scope or extent.
  • adjective Drawn or constructed too small for much detail.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective limited in size or scope
  • adjective created or drawn on a small scale

Etymologies

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small + scale

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Examples

  • Artisanal mining refers to small-scale or subsistence mining.

    Congolese Military Withdraws From Tin Mine Nicholas Bariyo 2011

  • DER generally refers to small-scale power generation technologies located close to where electricity is used e.g., a home or business to provide an alternative to or an enhancement of the traditional electric power system, according to the

    Forbes.com: News William Pentland 2011

  • At the same time, the proliferation of small groups—the cells of the megachurch congregation—provide members with a small-scale sense of community.6

    American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010

  • As a result, they're often too complex and expensive for small-scale or amateur game developers.

    The Winners, Category by Category Michael Totty 2010

  • But lone-wolf extremists with little or no formal connection to al Qaeda have proliferated and are potentially plotting small-scale attacks in the U.S, officials said.

    Officials Warn of Domestic Terrorism Threat Keith Johnson 2011

  • Shah sees a big role for the private sector in this programme but also emphasises that the biggest impact on poverty will come from reaching small-scale women producers.

    Rajiv Shah: Our aid work is for the American people | Madeleine Bunting 2011

  • New initiatives such as shared-equity plans or deals where house builders agree to take the first loss on a high LTV mortgage are too small-scale to be a long-term fix for the mortgage famine, but could at least help to build confidence.

    Don't Bet on U.K. Housing Recovery Renée Schultes 2011

  • In 2009 he took the Donmar beyond the confines of its small-scale base and led a season at the larger Wyndham's Theatre in the West End. Here productions included Twelfth Night with Derek Jacobi and Hamlet with Jude Law in the title role.

    Donmar theatre's Michael Grandage to step down Charlotte Higgins 2010

  • This for me is the best part of doing shows in far-flung corners of the world - I get to see a ton of small-scale, small print run books that never get wide comic-shop distribution; everything is utterly unique and this show is the only chance I'll ever get to see most of it.

    Archive 2010-06-01 Roger Langridge 2010

  • This for me is the best part of doing shows in far-flung corners of the world - I get to see a ton of small-scale, small print run books that never get wide comic-shop distribution; everything is utterly unique and this show is the only chance I'll ever get to see most of it.

    Kids Read Comics Report (with preamble) Roger Langridge 2010

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