Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scale up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.82 in modern English

Syllables: scale up
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see scale, up.

verb

To increase the size of something whilst maintaining proportion.

verb

To change a process in order to allow for greater quantities.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: magnify"
"Near-synonyms: expand, grow"
"Transects can be taken in localised settings and compared to local visual environments, as in this pilot study. But the technique can be scaled up to larger situations by taking multiple transects from multiple locales and combining the data."

Inflected Forms

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

Frequently Paired Words

scalability scalable

Synonyms

magnify expand grow

Antonyms

scale down shrink cut back

Questions

What does scale up mean?: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see scale, up.

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