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small-scalelimited in size, extent, or scope; not involving many people or things

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: limited in size, extent, or scope; not involving many people or things

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈsmɔːl skeɪl/

Korean meaning: 규모가 작은, 소규모의

Korean pronunciation: **스몰** 스**케일**

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother runs a small-scale bakery that sells only 50 cookies per day.
  • The small-scale experiment was conducted in the school laboratory.
  • He started a small-scale YouTube channel with only his pet hamster as co-host.

small-scale

ADJECTIVE

//ˈsmɔːl skeɪl//

limited in size, extent, or scope; not involving many people or things

small-scale concept
💡 Concept

limited in size, extent, or scope; not involving many people or things

small-scale rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Her small-scale dreams set sail, writing a humble tale!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈsmɔːl skeɪl/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈsmɔːl skeɪl/

🌳Etymology

Origin

'small'은 고대 영어 'smæl'에서 유래되었고, 'scale'은 라틴어 'scala'(사다리, 계단)에서 왔습니다. 사다리의 작은 단계처럼 작은 규모를 의미하게 되었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

scaletalesailpale
scale
tale
sail
pale

🔗Collocations

small-scale business
small-scale farming
small-scale operation
small-scale production
small-scale research

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother runs a small-scale bakery that sells only 50 cookies per day.

The small-scale experiment was conducted in the school laboratory.

😄 Fun example

He started a small-scale YouTube channel with only his pet hamster as co-host.

Small-scale renewable energy projects are becoming popular in rural areas.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

small-sizedlimitedmodestminorcompact

Antonyms

large-scalemassiveextensive

Related

scalescopesizeextentmagnitude

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