Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

to scale

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.83 in modern English

Syllables: to s-cale
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Drawn, designed or constructed such that each dimension has the same proportion to the original.

Example Sentences

"The one-metre-long model of the Bismarck was built exactly to scale, with moving turrets."
"Maps of the solar system are often not drawn to scale due to the vast distances between the planets."

Questions

What does to scale mean?: Drawn, designed or constructed such that each dimension has the same proportion to the original.

How to pronounce to scale

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