Scale Down (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Reduce proportionally; "The model is scaled down".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Examples

• The architects had to scale down their plans for the skyscraper after receiving funding cuts.
• The miniature car is a scaled-down version of the real vehicle.
• After downsizing, the company had to scale down its operations to fit its new resources.
• The furniture in the dollhouse is scaled down to fit the small space.
• The prototype was scaled down from the original concept to make it more manageable for testing.

Antonyms

• Scale Up

Meaning ²

Make smaller; "reduce an image".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Examples

• The company had to scale down its operations to stay within budget.
• To reduce bandwidth usage, the images on the website were scaled down.
• The photo was too large to attach to an email, so it needed to be scaled down.
• The video editing software allowed us to scale down the video resolution for faster rendering.
• The expensive prototype was scaled down to make it more affordable for mass production.

Synonyms

• Reduce

Hypernyms

• Shrink