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small-scale Definition

small·-scale (-skāl′)

adjective

  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

small-scale Usage Examples

Preposition: in

  • nature: Most were small-scale in nature and conducted a local or regional level.

Modifies a noun

  • farmer: In most cases lack of capital prevents small-scale farmers from owning their own mill.
  • hydro: Very limited consideration has been given to the implications for small-scale hydro - again our own work being the exception [ 2 ] .
  • producer: The same logic applies to me valuing small-scale producers who make the same effort in their line of work.
  • grower: Fair trade choccies; small-scale cocoa growers in Ghana own a chocolate company in the UK.
  • excavation: To find out more about some of the archeological features we will undertake survey plans of some sites, together with small-scale excavations.
  • renewables: Building Regulations could also do more to support small-scale renewables.

Modifying Another Word

  • relatively: In some cases, relatively small-scale improvements can lead to improved services.
  • even: The cumulative effect of even small-scale changes can, over a period of time, significantly alter the character of a street or village.
  • very: Of these sites only Barton has been completed, a very small-scale facility which cost approx 10,000.
  • too: Earlier maps ( and later ones that continued to show an unbroken terrace ) are probably too small-scale to show the gap.
  • only: Stocks of flour were limited, so only small-scale food trials were carried out.
  • often: Typically the process of learning from external sources is not dramatic and huge, but rather incremental and often small-scale.

Used with adjective complement

  • support: LEADER+ This is an initiative that supports small-scale, innovative projects addressing local rural development issues.
  • develop: Combined projects have already provided opportunities for artists from several disciplines to develop small-scale, experimental, pieces of work.
  • run: And making a living means competing in cut throat markets for low paid jobs, or running small-scale, low return businesses.
  • offer: He now runs Lost Oasis Expeditions, offering small-scale, expert-led, real adventure expeditions in remote desert locations.