small-scale
adjective
1
: small in scope
especially
: small in output or operation
2
of a map
: having a scale (such as one inch to 25 miles) that permits plotting of comparatively little detail and shows mainly large features
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This, in turn, is giving rise to the proliferation of small-scale data centers (anywhere from one to 100 racks) that are strategically located in various geographic regions, all of which need to be interconnected for high performance and efficiency.
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Manish Gulyani, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
The supporting cast is strong in voice and small-scale portraiture.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
Others, for whom high art is out of reach, snap up one in a steady proliferation of small-scale interpretations of his most familiar pieces: the trinkets, T-shirts, housewares and handbags that serve as a relatively accessible form of brand extension.
—Ruth La Ferla, New York Times, 18 May 2025
The problem was that the numbers the mathematicians calculated might vastly differ from square to square — revealing precisely the kind of small-scale disorder that usually prevented mathematicians from using homogenization.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 16 May 2025
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Manish Gulyani, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
The supporting cast is strong in voice and small-scale portraiture.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
Others, for whom high art is out of reach, snap up one in a steady proliferation of small-scale interpretations of his most familiar pieces: the trinkets, T-shirts, housewares and handbags that serve as a relatively accessible form of brand extension.
—Ruth La Ferla, New York Times, 18 May 2025
The problem was that the numbers the mathematicians calculated might vastly differ from square to square — revealing precisely the kind of small-scale disorder that usually prevented mathematicians from using homogenization.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 16 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for small-scale
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“Small-scale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small-scale. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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