large-scale

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large-scale

adjective larger-scale · largest-scale · large scale

  1. Large in amount, scope or extent. Moreover, in view of the lamentable present indecision of the Government in regard to electrification, the large-scale building of diesel power may prove to have been a farseeing move after all.
  2. Of a map or image, drawn large so as to show detail.

Opposite: small-scale

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adjective

Opposite: small-scale

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adj large in amount, scope or extent

Española gran escala
日本語大規模の daikibo no, 大型の ōgata no
中文大型 dàxíng
Portuguêsem grande escala, em larga escala
Françaisà grande échelle
Deutschgroßangelegt, groß angelegt
Italianosu larga scala
Русскийкрупномасшта́бный krupnomasštábnyj

adj drawn large so as to show detail

Françaisà grande échelle
Deutschgroßangelegt, groß angelegt
Русскийкрупномасшта́бный krupnomasštábnyj, в кру́пном масшта́бе v krúpnom masštábe

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@misc{large_scale_2026,
  title = {large-scale},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/large-scale},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}