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

Example Sentences

Most of the avocado producers in the Mountain Fire burn area are small-scale farmers, Bell said: “They have a small couple acres here or there.”

From Los Angeles Times

Opponents contend that the lands are safeguarded by existing designations and that giving them monument status will unfairly choke off recreation, such as offroading, and small-scale mining.

From Los Angeles Times

These tools are implemented on what typically tends to be a small-scale, case-by-case basis.

From Salon

His small-scale initiative has now blossomed into a movement, with more than 40 men and women - from midwives to carpenters to military officers - joining.

From BBC

The scheme dubbed Project Arthur would see a small-scale nuclear reactor placed at Trawsfynydd in Gwynedd, to produce the radioactive materials.

From BBC

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