Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scale down

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.79 in modern English

Syllables
scale -down
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To reduce the size of something whilst maintaining proportion.

Transitive verb

verb

To reduce the cost or scope of a process, or the amount spent on something.

Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

scales down (present, singular) scaling down (participle, present) scaled down (participle, past) scaled down (past)

Derived Forms

scaledown

Phrases

scale-down

Synonyms

scale back reduce

Antonyms

scale up scale out

Questions

What does scale down mean?
To reduce the size of something whilst maintaining proportion.

How to pronounce scale down

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