Small-scale (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Created or drawn on a small scale; "small-scale maps"; "a small-scale model".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Meaning 2
Relatively moderate, limited, or small; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The local farmer's market only accepts small-scale vendors who grow and harvest their own produce.
- The small-scale mining operation was only able to extract a limited amount of gold from the claim.
- The entrepreneur's small-scale business model was carefully crafted to minimize costs and maximize profits.
- Due to budget constraints, the architect had to create a small-scale model of the proposed skyscraper.
- The small-scale renewable energy project was designed to provide power to a few dozen local homes.