Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rescale

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
rescale
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To alter the scale of a drawing or project; to change the physical proportions.

verb

To change the scope of a business or project to meet a change in demands.

verb

To scale again

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Indo-European *(s)kn̥d-sleh₂ Proto-Italic *skand-slā Latin scālabor. Middle English scale English scale English rescale From re- + scale.

Inflected Forms

rescales (present, singular) rescaling (participle, present) rescaled (participle, past) rescaled (past)

Derived Forms

rescaler unrescaled

Questions

What does rescale mean?
To alter the scale of a drawing or project; to change the physical proportions.
Where does rescale come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Indo-European *(s)kn̥d-sleh₂ Proto-Italic *skand-slā Latin scālabor. Middle English scale English scale English rescale From re- + scale.

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